This song is an ode Janelle’s mother, who represents an average African-American woman, living in the ghetto, who is often misrepresented and has to fight through various glass ceiling to reach at a decent position so that she could live with dignity. The problem is not just racism that she has to face, but in her case, also sexism in an essentially white-man world. By highlighting the struggles, Janelle expresses solidarity with the Ghetto Woman.