Tuesday, August 26, 2014

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN IN THE WORKFORCE

National Woman’s law center: 11.8 percent unemployment in June 2009
During this period of the recession, black unemployment has hit highs that haven’t been seen since the mid-80s. 

In 2000:
Number of African American women in the labor force: 8,695,0005
Women of color held 3.2% of board seats in the Fortune 500 in 2013, down from 3.3% in 2012 but up from 3.0% in 2011.

Educational Achievement
                              African American Women         
Bachelor’s degrees in 2008-200912       103,142 (6.4% of those getting BA’s)   
Master’s degrees in 2008-200913           50,292 (7.7% of those getting MA’s)     
Doctoral degrees in 2008-200914          2,950 (4.4% of those getting PhDs)       


http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/african-american-women
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/11/2288201/unemployment-black-women/

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