...Bashir Aboaba Mojeed-Sanni; Akanji Babatunde; Chima Mordi; Hakeem Ajonbadi; Tonbara Mordi; Adejumoke Adeoti Purpose Using Goffman's stigma theory as a conceptual lens, this study explores how single, never-married and childless professional women cope with singlism from an African context...

...Jay Pickern Purpose Black physicians are currently underrepresented in the workforce, due in large part to stigmatizing experiences based on their racial identities. This qualitative study explores Black physicians' perceptions and experiences of enacted stigmatization and stigma consciousness...

... bias and limit generalizability. Qualitative methods offer depth but lack statistical generalizability. Social desirability bias may have influenced responses about CHB stigma in hiring. Despite these, rigorous methods were used: a phenomenological approach provided deep insights; ethical approval...