Sixty percent are married, and 46 percent have children under 18 living at home. Since at many of today's smartest companies, cutting turnover is a business priority, they need to make the changes necessary to retain their women of color. The Catalyst study also finds that women of color believe that affirmative action has opened doors at the beginning of their corporate careers. Perhaps most significant for corporate America, the Catalyst study finds skepticism among women of color about their opportunities. Nearly forty percent of total respondents believe there's been no change in their chances for advancement in the past five years.
Catalyst is the research and advisory organization that works with business to advance women.