PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE Women with disabilities are typically expected to work in underpaid positions and earn much less when compared with men with disabilities or women without disabilities. In this study, we interviewed women who are at the other end of this spectrum-women with disabilities who were engaged in a high-skilled professional sector. We report their lived experiences and how the intersections of their identities impact, contradict, and collide with the aforementioned assumption. We use feminist disability theory and Crenshaw's theory of intersectionality to inform our research. Research Method/Design: In-depth semistructured qualitative interviews adopting a phenomenological framework were conducted with 37 women with disabilities who hold advanced degrees and work in higher-paying professions. RESULTS Some of the themes generated from our analysis of the interviews included isolation and hopelessness, a sense of tokenism or de-legitimization, limitations of provided accommodations, the intersection of gender and disability, and how multiple layers of identity fuel marginalization. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS Despite their success in placement, women with disabilities in the United States still experience numerous barriers in professional sectors. It is imperative to better understand the implications of intersectionality and how discrimination and marginalization can also impact those with successful employment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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歧视的交叉点：美国专业领域高级学位的残疾女性的经历。

目的/目标 与残疾男性或非残疾女性相比，残疾女性通常被期望从事低薪职位并且收入要少得多。在这项研究中，我们采访了处于这一谱系另一端的女性——从事高技能专业领域的残疾女性。我们报告了他们的生活经历，以及他们身份的交叉点如何影响、矛盾和与上述假设相冲突。我们使用女权主义残疾理论和克伦肖的交叉性理论来指导我们的研究。研究方法/设计：采用现象学框架对 37 名拥有高级学位并从事高薪职业的残疾女性进行了深入的半结构化定性访谈。结果 我们对访谈的分析产生的一些主题包括孤立和绝望、象征主义或去合法化的感觉、所提供住宿的限制、性别和残疾的交叉，以及多重身份认同如何助长边缘化。结论/影响 尽管残疾妇女在安置方面取得了成功，但美国的残疾妇女在专业领域仍然遇到许多障碍。必须更好地了解交叉性的影响以及歧视和边缘化如何影响那些成功就业的人。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。性别与残疾的交集，以及多重身份认同如何助长边缘化。结论/影响 尽管残疾妇女在安置方面取得了成功，但美国的残疾妇女在专业领域仍然遇到许多障碍。必须更好地了解交叉性的影响以及歧视和边缘化如何影响那些成功就业的人。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。性别与残疾的交集，以及多重身份认同如何助长边缘化。结论/影响 尽管残疾妇女在安置方面取得了成功，但美国的残疾妇女在专业领域仍然遇到许多障碍。必须更好地了解交叉性的影响以及歧视和边缘化如何影响那些成功就业的人。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。必须更好地了解交叉性的影响以及歧视和边缘化如何影响那些成功就业的人。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。必须更好地了解交叉性的影响以及歧视和边缘化如何影响那些成功就业的人。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。