The Black Ceiling - How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace

The Black Ceiling: How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace



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English | ISBN: 0226828727 | 2023 | 216 pages | EPUB | 1460 KB

A revelatory assessment of workplace inequality in high-status jobs that focuses on a new explanation for a pernicious problem: racial discomfort.

America’s elite law firms, investment banks, and management consulting firms are known for grueling hours, low odds of promotion, and personnel practices that push out any employees who don’t advance. While most people who begin their careers in these institutions leave within several years, work there is especially difficult for Black professionals, who exit more quickly and receive far fewer promotions than their White counterparts, hitting a “Black ceiling.”