Advancing Asian women in the workplace: Catalyst's new guide for managers.

From: Perspective | Date: December 1, 2003 | Copyright information

December 2003

The Business Case

Although Asian women are a fast-growing and highly educated segment of the U.S. workforce, they remain one of the least represented groups in top positions at Fortune 500 companies.

* Compared to other women of color, Asian women are most likely to have graduate education, but are least likely to hold a position within three levels of the CEO. (1)

* From 1990 to 2000, Asian women employment increased 46 percent--from 3.6 million to 5.3 million, and is projected to increase another 42 percent to 7.5 million in 2010. (2)

* The ...

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