Barriers Hinder Advancement
D espite the gro w th o f d iversity
as a business im perative, m in o ri
ties still find m any ob stacles that
are slow ing their career ad v an ce
m ent, according to a recent poll
released by D iversity S earch .co m .
E ighty-nine percent o f respon
dents said that w o rkplace barriers
still exist and 74 percen t felt that
general stereotypes and p reco n
ceptions o f m inorities exist.
W hile D iversityS earch candi
dates noted that they value corpo
rate di versity and affinity program s
and use this as key criteria w hen
considering em ploym ent o p p o r
tu n itie s, re sp o n d e n ts also b e
lieved that there is a lack o f m inori
ties on boards o f directors (58
percent), an insufficient am ount
corporate culture at their co m p a
nies (58 percent) and feeling o f
exclusion from inform al netw orks
(53 percent).
“ Many corporations are actively
seeking to recruit, hire and retain
broad diversity talent,” said Jessica
O w ens ofD iversitySearch.com .
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