 | | Diversity in the News | November 30, 2011 | LEAD STORY
Five Barriers to Advancement for Women of Color at Work
In the race for top corporate talent across all levels, women of color are an imperative, yet vastly underutilized, business resource. With increasing globalization, it makes good business sense to develop strategies to ensure that women of color thrive. Their leadership can be the key to exploring new markets, increasing consumer loyalty, adding creativity and diversity in decision making, and providing fresh insights into a growing consumer base. But, despite their proven value in the workplace, women of color are facing hurdles as they attempt to rise in the corporate ranks. Here are five common barriers that prevent women of color from getting ahead at work:
- An inability to identify an influential sponsor, or mentor, within their organization. Nearly all people in executive ranks have had someone help them along the way, someone who can speak on their behalf at meetings or guide them through the corporate maze of managerial development. If a woman of color is not in the pipeline to be recognized, she won’t be. The presence of senior role models and mentors is a significant factor in the ability of organizations to retain top talented women of color...READ MORE
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Approximately one in five black workers has a public-sector job, Black workers are one-third more likely than whites to be employed in the public sector. (The New York Times)
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