I question the utility of the study
I'd rather see a study on how to get folks to cut sisters a break.
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The commission found that at 7.5 percent of the total work force, Black women were the largest group among women of color. Yet, they had made the least gains since 1990. Black women's 41 percent gain in total employment, for instance, was dwarfed by the 100 percent gain by Latinas.
In management ranks, Black women hold about 3 percent of all positions, an increase of 75 percent. While that gain may sound impressive, it begins to shrivel when contrasted to the 130 percent gain by Latinas and the 135 percent gain by Asian women. Meanwhile, Black women continue to hold a disproportionate number of lower paying clerical or nursing and healthcare positions.
Study Seeks To Elevate Black Women
By Carla Thompson | SACOBSERVER.COM WIRE SERVICES
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The survey will take three years and involve over 300,000 people. When it is finished, it's designed to tell the world what Black women think it will take to become leaders in the 21st Century.
More important, the 31-year-old League of Black Women, which is conducting the survey, hopes the findings can be used to boost the fortunes of Black women, who have persistently lagged other minority women in attaining higher paying jobs and positions of social influence.
"We are seeking information about the important attributes necessary to compete and enjoy sustained leadership," says Sandra Finley, president of the Chicago-based organization. "Given that our ambitions have grown, we need the benefit of better tools and resources that allow us to work faster, have more reach and be more effective with less effort. Right now, we have the dreams but don't have the resources or collective knowledge to accomplish them."
