The high cost of success.From the secretarial pool A secretarial pool is a group of secretaries working at a company available to assist any executive without a permanently assigned secretary. These groups have been reduced or eliminated where executives have been assigned responsibility for writing their own letters and other to the executive office, female employees Still face many obstacles According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study by the Center for Women Policy Studies, women of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color feel ignored in corporate America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. . A large number say that top management lacks a commitment to diversity, fails to provide equal opportunities for advancement and doesn't support their efforts to balance work and family responsibilities. More than four in 10 women of color report they don't have an equal chance for promotions with colleagues who have similar qualifications. Over half say they have endured sexist sex·ism n. 1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women. 2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender. (61%) and racial jokes (54%) on the job. To navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. often precarious career paths, these women employ a variety of coping mechanisms coping mechanism Psychiatry Any conscious or unconscious mechanism of adjusting to environmental stress without altering personal goals or purposes . One method is to play down their race or gender. Indeed, one in five believe they must play down both in order to succeed. Consequently, many women of color use networking as a way to avoid exclusion while forging much needed alliances. These alliances become especially vital for senior managers who want to take their careers beyond the glass ceiling. Perhaps it's not surprising, then, that one-third of the women surveyed are considering starting their own companies. For more on black female entrepreneurs, see "An Office of Her Own" in this issue. African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. and Native American women This is a list of famous Native Americans. This is a list of Native American women. Please note that it should contain only Native women of the United States and her territories, not First Nations women or Native women of other countries in North, Central, and South America. are most likely to play down their race
Asian 31%
American 38%
28%
African 42%
American 36%
20%
Latina 28%
50%
17%
Native 44%
American 25%
20%
* Believe I must play down my race/ethnicity * Do not believe I must play Down my race/ethnicity * Neither agree/disagree
The Importance of Networking
Use networking with colleagues as a way to build alliances
Asian African Native
American American Latina American
Strongly agree 11% 11% 12% 7%
Agree 56 59 55 61
Neither agree/disagree 19 18 16 14
Disagree 10 8 8 10
Strongly disagree 1 1 1 1
Does not apply 3 4 8 7
Use networking with colleagues as a way to avoid exclusion
Asian African Native
American American Latina American
Strongly agree 8% 10% 7% 3%
Agree 43 47 44 48
Neither agree/disagree 27 22 22 22
Disagree 15 15 17 20
Strongly disagree 3 2 2 1
Does not apply 4 5 8 7
Source: No More "Business As Usual"--Women of Color in Corporate for Women policy Studies, Washington, D.C., 19993 |
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