woman of color

noun

plural women of color

: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race

… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.

—Steve Peoples

In reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.

—Anna Bloom

Examples of woman of color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But after years of getting to know her au pairs and their friends, Goto said she's heard horror stories of au pairs – often young women of color – being taken advantage of. —Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024

Women, particularly women of color, are paid less than men and are more likely to leave the workforce for caregiving responsibilities. —Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024

People in the South and Midwest experience the worst outcomes and women of color are disproportionately impacted. —Andrew King, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024

Despite this, the percentage of nonprofits led by people of color, especially women of color, has remained stagnant. —Danielle Moss Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above