One in Five U.S. Workers Reports Racial and Gender Discrimination Exists in the Workplace
April 13 2005 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
One in Five U.S. Workers Reports Racial and Gender Discrimination
Exists in the Workplace NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- One out of five (20 percent) U.S. workers claims that racial or
ethnic discrimination exists in the workplace, according to a
national survey by Hudson, reporting that they know of someone who
has been denied a job, increased pay or promotion because of their
ethnicity. That figure jumps to 31 percent for African-American
workers, yet drops to 18 percent among white employees. Further,
nearly one out of four (23 percent) workers reports that they know
someone who has been adversely affected at work because of their
gender. While women are more likely than men to make this gender
discrimination claim, African-American workers are more inclined to
state this than women or other employee segments. Additionally,
almost one-quarter (23 percent) of employees polled report that
they work for firms that do not actively promote diversity, with
another 13 percent not sure if their firm has a formal diversity
program. Among the 64 percent of workers whose employers actively
promote diversity, 18 percent state they know someone who has been
discriminated against because of race or ethnicity and 20 percent
state they know someone who has been discriminated against because
of gender. Those figures increase to 29 percent and 32 percent,
respectively, when looking at respondents working for companies
without corporate diversity initiatives. Employees working for
larger companies (over 500 employees) are the most likely (76
percent) to report that their organization promotes gender and
ethnic diversity in the workplace. "The Hudson survey demonstrates
that diversity initiatives that were once perceived as 'soft' and
'expendable' play an increasingly significant role in corporate
America," says Billy Dexter, president, Hudson Inclusion Solutions.
"But despite this, many workers are not convinced of the
effectiveness of their employers' efforts, indicating that
companies need to do a better job of integrating diversity into
every aspect of their operations." Percent Workers All Workers Men
Women White / Black/ Caucasian African American Know someone who
has been adversely affected due to Race or Ethnicity 20% 19% 21%
18% 31% Know someone who has been adversely affected due to Gender
23% 20% 27% 22% 34% Employer Actively Promotes Diversity 64% 63%
65% 69% 46% * The data gathered from this survey is solely based on
the responses to the questions in this survey. The Hudson diversity
survey is based on a national poll of 1,878 U.S. workers and was
compiled by Rasmussen Reports, LLC, an independent research firm
(RasmussenReports.com). Hudson, one of the world's leading
professional staffing, outsourcing and human capital solution
providers, also publishes the Hudson Employment Index(SM), a
monthly measure of the U.S. workforce's confidence in the
employment market. Next month's Hudson Employment Index(SM) will be
released on May 4, 2005. Hudson Hudson delivers specialized
professional staffing, outsourcing and human capital solutions
worldwide. From single placements to total solutions, the firm
assesses, recruits and develops talent to meet the specific
business needs of each client. Global practice areas include
Accounting & Finance; Engineering, Operations & Scientific;
Healthcare; Human Resources; IT & Telecommunications; Legal;
and Sales & Marketing. Hudson is a division of Hudson Highland
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HHGP) one of the world's leading professional
staffing, retained executive search and human capital solution
providers. More information is available at Hudson.com. DATASOURCE:
Hudson CONTACT: Jennifer Bernhart of Hudson, +1-813-890-7379, ; or
Anshula Ahluwalia of Ogilvy Public Relations, +1-312-397-6074, ,
for Hudson Web site: http://www.hudson.com/
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