Feminist standpoint theory: A black woman's (re)view of organizational socialization

Despite numerous appeals for organizational communication scholars to incorporate feminist theorizing into their work, few researchers have done so. In this essay, feminist standpoint theory is applied to an analysis of organizational socialization, an inherently communicative phenomenon. Speaking from her vantage point as an African‐American faculty member at a predominantly White, research university, the author recounts excerpts from her lived experiences to demonstrate the value of eliciting insight from an “outsider within.” She concludes with implications for practice and research.