The Civil Rights movement may have been more than 60 years ago, but George Floyd’s death — among many more racially-driven tragedies in 2020 — has made employers realize they still have a long way to go to create a fair and inclusive workplace.
Currently, less than 1% of CEOs and 3.2% of senior-level managers in the United States are Black, according to a survey by the Center for Talent Innovation. As more companies begin to understand how the careers of people of color are hindered by socio-economic barriers andinternal biases, they’re taking steps to rectify it.
