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3 pages in length. Because corporate America is essentially a white man's world, it has been extremely difficult for Latinos to break the mold and be accepted for their talents, while not overlooked merely because of their race. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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while not overlooked merely because of their race. J. Veronica Biggins, a former NationsBank executive and current partner with Atlanta-based executive search firm Heidrick & Stuggles, said that it
is particularly crucial for women to network with other women who are already in high positions to effectively work up the corporate ladder. "There are very few women who
are at the top of their game that I dont know personally" (Joyner F01). Biggins said that companies are "working harder to understand" the fact that a persons corporate
aptitude is not based solely on race or gender. This realization has come in most part from the Glass Ceiling Commission, a sorely
needed board created by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to investigate the "invisible barriers" (Poor 11B) placed in front of women and minorities who are at the "top echelon
of business hierarchy" (Poor 11B). A report produced by the commission announced that nearly all senior managers in Americas largest companies -- ninety five to ninety seven percent --
are men (Poor 11B). "It makes sense for corporate America to realize there is a problem there and start utilizing the resources that are available to them in minorities
and females" (Poor 11B). For those Latinos who have found their way to higher management positions, their troubles are not over.
Salary fluctuations, issues of respect, and various other difficulties plague the managerial minority. Statistics from research group Catalyst indicate how African-American, Hispanic and Asian women in management positions are
"deeply dissatisfied" (Jackson PG) with their opportunities for advancement, with almost one-quarter of them planning to leave their current companies. Their primary complaint is that they are not being
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