Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Tweet[IWS] Catalyst: TOO FEW WOMEN OF COLOR ON BOARDS AND/OR EMPLOYED BY S&P 500 COMPANIES [17 March 2015]
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Catalyst
WOMEN IN S&P 500 COMPANIES BY RACE/ETHNICITY [17 March 2015]
http://catalyst.org/knowledge/women-sp-500-companies-raceethnicity
2014 S&P 500 BOARD SEATS HELD BY WOMEN BY RACE/ETHNICITY [17 March 2015]
http://catalyst.org/knowledge/2014-sp-500-board-seats-held-women-raceethnicity
STILL TOO FEW: WOMEN OF COLOR ON BOARDS [17 March 2015]
http://catalyst.org/knowledge/still-too-few-women-color-boards
or
http://catalyst.org/system/files/woc_onboards_print.pdf
Press Release 17 March 2015
Women of Color Remain Severely Underrepresented in US Workforce and on Boards
Catalyst releases new data; convenes Women of Color Summit to forge solutions.
http://catalyst.org/media/women-color-remain-severely-underrepresented-us-workforce-and-boards
NEW YORK (March 17, 2015)—Catalyst research has long shown that women working in the corporate world often do not have the same advancement and leadership opportunities as men—a situation that is particularly acute for women of color.
Latest data show that women of color make up only 16.5% of the S&P 500 labor force. And as job level increases, the number of women of color decreases drastically—especially at executive and C-suite levels.
On S&P 500 boards, women of color are nearly invisible.
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In addition, new Catalyst research points to a challenging catch-22 for women of color on corporate boards. When nominating women of color, boards look to candidates who already have a record of board service. This poses a significant consequence: reliance on limited networks to fill board seats shrinks the pool of board-eligible women of color to a puddle.
“We’ll never achieve a truly inclusive workplace as long as women of color continue to face obstacles to leadership,” says Deborah Gillis, President and CEO, Catalyst. “These data suggest that women of color are least likely to benefit from corporate diversity programs. As a call to action we’re hosting the upcomingCatalyst Women of Color Summit, which will gather global experts to provide fresh thinking and spark change for women of color.”
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