{"id":54496,"date":"2022-08-21T08:58:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=54496"},"modified":"2023-01-02T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:52:16","slug":"minority-bipoc-women-making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/minority-bipoc-women-making-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority (BIPOC) Women Making a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re continuing our conversation about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/empowering-women-at-work\/\">empowering women in the workplace<\/a> is a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/tag\/corporate-social-responsibility\/\">corporate social responsibility<\/a> measure, focusing now on minority women and the challenges they face. We\u2019d like to take the time to look at revolutionary BIPOC women who made a difference in business and the world so that others could go farther, and what you can learn from them to inspire changes within your organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"BIPOC women have made great contributions to the business world\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2>A Long Way to Go<\/h2>\n<p>Women, overall, remain underrepresented in leadership roles. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/03\/ceos-fortune-500-companies-female\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a> reported that as of March 2022, 74 female-identifying CEOs were listed in the <em>Fortune 500<\/em>, which is about 15%. We do see the number went up from just 41 female CEOs the previous year, so people are taking notice and working to empower women, but the road is still a long one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>To put things in perspective, in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/featured-insights\/diversity-and-inclusion\/the-black-experience-at-work-in-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKinsey reported<\/a> that only <strong>four<\/strong> companies were helmed by a Black CEO. In 2022 that number has only increased to <strong>six<\/strong>. Minorities face overwhelming obstacles when it comes to being represented equally in the workplace\u2014and particularly in upper management. A long list of issues can get in their way, including:<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Wealth (a lack thereof)<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Diversity in culture<\/li>\n<li>Prejudice in hiring\/promotion practices<\/li>\n<li>Toxic work environments<\/li>\n<li>Status quo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BIPOC Women Who Inspire<\/h2>\n<p>While there are so many BIPOC women out there leading, overcoming challenges, and inspiring a beter future, we&#8217;ll start with just a few today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Bina Mehta, Chair, KPMG UK <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/binamehtauk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehta<\/a> is the first female Chair for KPMG in their 150-year history. Let that sink in. She\u2019s the first in 150 years. Through her, they\u2019ve found more inclusion for their employees and representation as she hosts \u201cIn Conversation\u201d sessions with colleagues\u2014most notably the BREATHE Network (LGBT network for the firm), Muslim Network, and the African and Caribbean Network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>If you need another reason to know why she\u2019s on our list, she was also made a Member of the Advisory Group for Fawcett Society, where she focuses on the Pay and Progression of Women of Colour initiatives. Mehta is driven to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6901891931245535232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provide places women can belong<\/a>, excel, and create better careers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>How you can take inspiration from her: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Start first at home. She worked within her company to drive diversity, inclusion, and equality measures. Do an investigative study on pay, hiring, positions filled, and D&amp;I measures and see where you may have blind spots you didn\u2019t even know. It\u2019s not about hiring or promoting people just for numbers, but to understand where you may have practices that are hurting your workforce and corporate culture through inherent biases and policy-only D&amp;I moves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Dorothy Irene Height, \u201cThe Grandmother of the Civil Rights Movement\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Beyond her great impact on the civil right movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilandhumanrights.org\/fw-dorothy-height\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Height\u2019s<\/a> focus was on the field of social work. As a premiere woman in the movement, she fought to give women who were underprivileged and underrepresented a voice to advocate for greater rights. She especially fought for greater rights in employment and education. She served on the National Council of Negro Women for four decades, fighting to improve educational opportunities and equality in economic and social justice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>How you can take inspiration from her: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/future-professional-development-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professional development<\/a> is important for any corporation to increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/employee-retention-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employee retention<\/a>, morale, and employee satisfaction, while also showing you care about your people. Height fought for equality for women, but especially for more opportunities for their advancement. Look at having a resource group for women in your organization to share, come together, and grow. Have career planning meetings with employees to see where their ambitions are and how they can grow with your company. Look to your policies, internal structures, and hiring practices to make sure there are no inherent biases, while also being prepared to acknowledge\u2014and change\u2014them if there are any. Height\u2019s example can influence not only how you work with your BIPOC employees, but also the type of corporate social responsibility initiatives you pursue to be better and do better for those in your community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>bell hooks, Author and Activist <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Her pseudonym\u2014purposely written in all lower-case letters\u2014strikes resonance in the hearts of women globally as the voice of feminists in a world that wasn\u2019t ready for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2021\/dec\/15\/bell-hooks-author-and-activist-dies-aged-69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gloria Jean Watkins<\/a> wrote over 30 books under her nom de plume, including \u201cAin\u2019t I A Woman?\u201d and \u201cFeminist Theory: From Margin to Center.\u201d Her voice had flair, was unapologetic, and made people really look at gender roles and expectations for both women and men. She didn\u2019t just look at feminism, but also race, discrimination, capitalism, and intersectionality over her body of works and career as an activist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>How you can take inspiration from her: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Understand the big picture. Watkins looked to herself first and her place in the world to understand and truly see the injustices therein. Look to yourself and place in the world to understand more about your employees as well. Learn what matters to them through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/employee-pulse-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employee surveys and pulse checks<\/a> to get to what matters. If you can show your employees they are more to you than the time they clock in, you can boost retention, satisfaction, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/employee-engagement-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engagement<\/a>. Find ways to connect\u2014and then take decisive action on the insights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Now is the best time to get\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/online-survey-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>from your employees about what matters most to them and use that info to decide which initiatives to start with. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/employee-pulse-surveys-a-healthy-check-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checking the pulse<\/a> of your employees and customers can lead to deeper knowledge and better relationships. Don\u2019t know where to start?\u202f<strong>We\u2019re\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/request-a-demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here to support<\/a>\u202fyour efforts! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re continuing our conversation about how empowering women in the workplace is a powerful corporate social responsibility measure, focusing now on minority women and the challenges they face. We\u2019d like to take the time to look at revolutionary BIPOC women who made a difference in business and the world so that others could go farther, and what you can learn from them to inspire changes within your organization. A Long Way to Go Women, overall, remain underrepresented in leadership roles. The World Economic Forum reported that as of March 2022, 74 female-identifying CEOs were listed in the Fortune 500, which is about 15%. We do see the number went up from just 41 female CEOs the previous year, so people are taking notice and working to empower women, but the road is still a long one. To put things in perspective, in 2021, McKinsey reported that only four companies were helmed by a Black CEO. In 2022 that number has only increased to six. Minorities face overwhelming obstacles when it comes to being represented equally in the workplace\u2014and particularly in upper management. A long list of issues can get in their way, including: Wealth (a lack thereof) Education Diversity in culture Prejudice in hiring\/promotion practices Toxic work environments Status quo BIPOC Women Who Inspire While there are so many BIPOC women out there leading, overcoming challenges, and inspiring a beter future, we&#8217;ll start with just a few today. 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