Companies can no longer afford to overlook the large pool of resources available in the minority workforce. Utilizing the resources available in the minority workforce has not been a goal of the majority of employers. The following graphs below are excerpted from the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission s Report to show how mostly white males staff the majority of upper-level decision making jobs. Percent Employed in Communications Male Female Total African-American 2.4 1.0 3.4 API 1.7 0.3 2.0 Hispanic 6.1 3.4 9.5 White 58. These charts show how minorities are highly under represented in executive, managerial, and administrative positions in three separate industries business services, financial, and communication.
Females are under represented as well.
In this industry females are represented less than their male counterparts, regardless of race. However, if we look at race and gender, we see that females are represented even less if they are not white. The Glass Ceiling affects minorities in the other two industries, financial and communications, as well. In the last table, representing the communications industry, the data shows, again, the unequal representation of minorities and females. In all three industries white males are the most represented group.