HBR Women at Work Series Collection (3 Books)
by Harvard Business Review, Amy C. Edmondson, Dorie Clark, Laura Morgan Roberts, Amy Jen Su
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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management
by Cindy Pace
Women of color are a force in the U.S. economy. They are projected to make up the majority of all women by 2060, which means they’ll also likely become the majority of the U.S. workforce. They also generate $1 trillion as consumers and $361 billion in revenue as entrepreneurs, launching companies at four times the rate of all woman-owned businesses.1
Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. Firms with the most ethnically diverse executive teams were 33% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability, and those with executive-level gender diversity worldwide had a 21% likelihood of outperforming their industry competitors.2 A 2018 study ...