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Women of color are represented far less than their white counterparts as leaders in corporate America. Black women in particular are less likely to be promoted. Join Tee & Kim as they discuss their point of view about women of color in leadership roles or the lack thereof.
Women of Color in Leadership Roles
How many women of color do you know that are in leadership roles?
How many women of color do you know have been seeking promotions year in, year out, but there are no concrete reasons they don't get promoted? They are either too strong or not strong enough. The reasons are neither here nor there. Nobody takes the time to look at their expertise, experience, and intelligence.
Today's conversation will seek to dig deeper into understanding the plight of women of color getting into the boardrooms. We are past the campaign where we wanted more women of color in the workforce. We now want to see more women in leadership roles.
A study by Harvard states that at the VP corporate level, we have 56% white men, 24% white women, and 13%. Men of Color and 7% Women of Color. In senior VP, 61%. White men, men of color, 12%, White women, 22% and 5% of women of color. The statistics are disheartening. The one-million-dollar question remains, why can't we have more women of color in leadership roles?
Teresa is in the police service. We only have 2% of Black and Hispania women in her industry in leadership. Teresa has been applying for the lieutenant position three times now, but she does not get it despite all her experience and qualifications. Currently, she is in an acting role in the same position, but as usual, she cannot be given the job.
In this episode, we will be looking at the barriers women of color have to break to get into leadership roles. Also, we will share some strategies that women of color can use for them to rise up the ranks.
Listen to hear more.
Key Talking Points of the Episode:
[02:32] Who is a woman of color?
[10:09] Promotions when it comes to women of color
[11:01] Why is it difficult for women of color to get promoted?
[32:29] Why do women of color take on so much? What are our expectations?
[52:46] Strategies to get more women of color in leadership positions
Magical Quotes from the Episode:
"A leader is someone willing to say I am grooming all of you if we need to replace each other at some point. There is no gap in what we do."
"Women of Color are not just black women. I want everyone to know that. Women of Color encompasses Black and Hispanic women."
"No one understands the plight of a black woman and how we get treated until somebody treats you the same way."
"If you don't have respect for the women of color, you're not going to give her those promotions."
"As women of color we give so much that we do not leave room for anyone to come and critique us to tell us how we did not do something, and we fail."
Would you like to dig deeper into today's topic? Here are some links you can look at:
https://wiw-report.s3.amazonaws.com/Women_in_the_Workplace_2021.pdf
https://hbr.org/2019/03/women-of-color-get-less-support-at-work-heres-how-managers-can-change-that
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Teresa & Kim
