Women Of Color Role Model

I was quite surprised when I found myself coming to the conclusion my original hypothesis and direction for my capstone would have to be altered. As I continued researching my new discovery, I soon realized that my change in direction would also alter who my mentor was. Panicked, I spent many days stressed, wondering, “Who could possible help me understand how the lack of successful women of color role models impact young girls of color?” After contemplating for a long time, it occurred to me the best person to speak with someone who had experienced the struggles of looking for an affluent WOC (woman of color) role model as well as being one. This is why I choose Cassandra Woodson as my mentor, she is both a professional Black female role model
and at some point in her life struggled to find someone that looked like her to look up to.
On November 1st, 2015, I managed to acquire an interview with Cassandra Woodson over the phone. Cassandra Woodson, a finical real estate agent as Goldman Sachs, was eager to help me answer a few of my questions about the lack of representation of professional women of color, self-esteem in African-American and Black females, and many other things relating to my Capstone research question. During this interview, I was able to expand my knowledge on what self-esteem is, how it is to be a women of color in a profession field, and the lack of direction most