Life atop the crystal stair. (Black executives at White companies endure racism)(Career Management)(Cover Story)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: February 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

A 1996 report by the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission cites less than 5% Blacks in executive position in private US corporations. Several Black executives discuss what price they paid to gain their positions and how their status impacts other American African employees and clients.

Rising to the executive suite may seem lofty. These top decision makers tell what price they have to pay for success.

SOME SAY THE ROUTE TO the upper climes of corporate America is along a crystal stair--a path filled with bountiful salaries, chauffeured cars and other lavish appointments. But missing from ...

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