TRAJECTORIES AND CHALLENGES OF BLACK WOMEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE IMPOSTOR PHENOMENON: METASYNTHESIS OF BRAZILIAN ACADEMIC PRODUCTION

Abstract

This is a meta-synthesis research, which aims to understand, through the trajectories of black women, the characterization of the impostor phenomenon in scientific publications, based on the intersectionality between race and gender. The study was developed from five phases, namely, Exploration, Refinement, Crossing, Description and Analysis. The results indicate that most of the documents discuss issues related to black women in the labor market, not debating the specificities of the impostor phenomenon. The analysis of the documents indicates that: despite the achievements, the struggle for spaces and rights continues to be constant and daily; Racial and gender oppression is historical and structural, so it falls on specific groups. Demonstrating the importance of looking at social determinants. It is understandable that it is impossible to look at the characteristics of the impostor phenomenon in black women, considering it only a matter of mental health, individualized, but, above all, as a historical heritage.