The population Hispanic of USA continues to fight in his workplace against “complex and contradictory stereotypes” and feels underrepresented and “alarming” salary inequalities, especially among women, according to a study published this Thursday.
The report ‘More than a monolith: the advancement of Hispanic and Latino talent’prepared by the Coqual think tank, found that this minority is ““he keeps overlooking it” in the workplace and who experience a “undue pressure to hide your true self and heritage in pursuit of success”.
Thus, the 68% of Hispanic professionals surveyed who have an immigration sponsor say that “Their mentor encourages them to assimilate to the office norms, compared to the 58% of white and black professionals and the 49% of Asian Americans or Pacific Americans.”
The study used Coqual’s mixed methodology interviewing experts and surveying more than 2,300 professionals over the age of 21 employed full-time in the United States and with some degree or post-secondary education.
Regarding the salary inequalities experienced by Latino professionals compared to other demographic groups, the Four. Five% of women say their company does not pay them an adequate salary, compared to the 25% Men’s.
Furthermore, a 40% of Latinas indicated that their salary “does not allow them to support their dependents”compared to the 19% of the Latinos.
In relationships with colleagues or co-workers, a twenty-one% says that these “they make negative comments about the immigration or immigrants on a regular basis.” And a 42% feel that “they are not truly seen as Hispanic or Latino by members of their company”.
Another piece of information reveals that Hispanics are also “more frequently reported that they are too emotional or expressive and loud and that they should be more accommodating.”
Skin color also plays a role in the framework of labor relations, since the 64% of Latino professionals who are perceived as white “they feel well represented in the leadership of their company”compared to a 46% of which “They are perceived as black.”
Likewise, a 23% of Latino professionals say their colleagues “express stereotypes” about them “at least monthly”, compared to a 8% of white respondents, eleven% of the blacks and the 12% of Asian American respondents.
Of the Afro-Latino professionals, a 25% notes that their co-workers frequently tell them that racism is over, compared to the 8% from other Latino professionals.
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Source: Gestion
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