Day 6: Race in the Workplace

Explore the way race impacts the workplace and the challenges that people of color experience achieving leadership positions.

CHALLENGES

OPTION 1:  Watch How The Model Minority Myth Keeps Asian Americans Out Of Management, (13 min.)

OPTION 2: Watch https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-answering-your-questions-on-race-in-the-workplace (36min36s)

Resources

• Read “Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling - Asian Americans are the most represented racial group in the white-collar workforce but are the least likely to hold managerial positions” (4 min read)

• Watch https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/race-in-the-workplace-the-black-experience-in-the-us-private-sector# (2min40s)

• Read Less-educated Asian Americans among hardest hit by job losses during pandemic (5 min read)

• Read https://time.com/race-in-the-workplace/