This article reports secondary analysis findings that categorized the content on women of color in 17 selected social work journals over 10 years. Included are the number of articles per journal containing content on women of color, referents to their social identities, themes, curricular areas, authors’ analytical methods, and the amount and degree of feminist content. Data are compared to women overall. In most areas, the content on women of color was proportionate to women overall with some noted exceptions especially in social identity, and feminist and human rights content. Implications for social work are discussed.
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