African Americans' perceptions of access to workplace opportunities: a survey of employees in Houston, Texas.

This study is motivated by other studies pertaining to racial discrimination and inequalities at the workplace as experienced by blacks. We examined how African Americans perceive their own access to workplace opportunities and rewards, their views of other minority employees' work remuneration and career trajectory, as well as gender bias in their organizations. The findings indicated that many respondents believed that in crucial areas of job advancement (e.g., advanced training, mentoring, and promotion), they do not receive what they consider to be a fair share of opportunities from their organizations. Some respondents felt that other minority employees receive more attention and favorable treatment at work than they do. Considering gender bias, many thought that women of all ethnicities had more access to work benefits than their male counterparts. PMID: 22288211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research