Barriers to Advancement for African American Women

The Executive Leadership Council recently released the results of a study completed by Harris Interactive related to the need for and barriers to increasing the number of minorities in senior roles in business. The 150 executives interviewed for the study generally agreed that having diversity within the ranks of the senior leadership in companies was critical to encouraging innovative thinking and appealing to a diverse client base. They also identified specific barriers that appear to hinder the advancement of minority women in particular. These barriers were:

• weaker or less strategic networks
• inaccurate perceptions about the abilities of minority women
  
• issues related to work/life balance
  

For more information on the study: BWER Harris Interactive Executive Summary