Glass Ceilings
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Glass Ceilings
America is at a crossroad. Over fifty percent of its workforce is made up of minorities and women, yet it appears that their advancement is often unsuccessful by artificial barriers called glass ceilings. We cannot afford, in today's global competition, to fail to make full use of the talent of all of our workers. This is why those barriers must be broken down.
"Pipelines of Progress" has occurred and is still occurring in America to ensure that artificial barriers are broken so that value can determine the career advancement of talented minorities and women. The basic message of this report is simple: while progress has been made in the workplace by minorities and women, the commitment and actions that led to this progress must be maintained and enhanced if the goal of equal employment opportunity is to be realized.
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 established the Glass Ceiling Commission, a committee devoted to identify and dismantle the glass ceiling. The term refers to known and invisible barriers that prevent women and minorities from climbing the corporate ladder to achieve equality in pay and position with men and whites. Over the past years, the Department of Labor has made a strong and continued commitment to use its available tools and resources to remove glass ceiling barriers. It is their responsibility under the law to do so and also because it is the right thing to do...