Commentary: As Chicago's first Black female and openly LGBTQ+ mayor, Lori Lightfoot has arguably faced greater scrutiny than her predecessors — and of a different type.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is surrounded by supporters after giving a concession speech during her election night watch party at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, Feb. 28, 2023.
. While Lori Lightfoot is a singular figure in many respects, watching her admit defeat, I felt a haunting sense of déjà vu and loss. Research from Harvard Kennedy School provides scholarly support for what I’ve learned through lived experience. In the report “,” researchers highlight that “Black leaders are evaluated more negatively than white leaders who perform equally well. Since Black women are members of two marginalized groups , they might experience greater discrimination, a ‘double jeopardy,’ compared with the discrimination faced by individuals that hold one marginalized identity .
Whether I personally agree with Lightfoot’s political actions, one thing stuck out to me during her term: the way she was criticized. She was critiqued by people across the political spectrum for being too brash, outspoken and combative. Qualities that, as a Georgia State University researcherMayor Lori Lightfoot attends a groundbreaking on March 29, 2023, in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
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