"Going the extra mile": Disclosure, accommodation, and stigma management among working women with disabilities

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Study examined women’s experiences of disability disclosure and accommodation in the workplace. Seven focus groups were conducted with 42 women with disabilities. The findings revealed that women with disabilities face intentional and unintentional structural discrimination and must weigh the pros and cons of disclosure and navigate devaluation threats in pursuing workplace accommodations. Concerns related to prejudice and both interpersonal and structural forms of discrimination infused the whole of the data and stigma management techniques emerged as a primary theme. “Going the extra mile” emerged as a stigma management technique which was prevalent among women with higher social capital.

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