“Going the Extra Mile”: Disclosure, Accommodation, and Stigma Management among Working Women with Disabilities

Mairead Eastin Moloney; Robyn Lewis Brown; Gabriele Ciciurkaite; Susan M. Foley

doi:10.1080/01639625.2018.1445445

“Going the Extra Mile”: Disclosure, Accommodation, and Stigma Management among Working Women with Disabilities

Mairead Eastin Moloney, Robyn Lewis Brown, Gabriele Ciciurkaite, Susan M. Foley

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Abstract

Although research has quantitatively evaluated the impacts of stigma upon working women with disabilities (WWD), nuanced, qualitative accounts voiced by these women are rare. To address this literature gap, we conducted seven focus groups with 42 WWD. We asked: “What are women’s experiences of disability disclosure and accommodation in the workplace?” Findings reveal that WWD face intentional and unintentional structural discrimination and must weigh the pros and cons of disclosure and navigate devaluation threats in pursuing workplace accommodations. “Going the extra mile” emerged as a stigma management technique which was prevalent among women of higher social capital.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	942-956
Number of pages	15
Journal	Deviant Behavior
Volume	40
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1445445
State	Published - Aug 3 2019

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The research was supported by NIDA K12DA035150. The research was also supported by NIDRR H133A990019.

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