Comments on: Study: C-Suite Exclusion of Black Women Due to Inadequate Visibility, Networks http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/03/09/study-c-suite-exclusion-of-black-women-due-to-inadequate-visibility-networks/ Your Ultimate Source for Wealth Creation Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lynn Godfrey http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/03/09/study-c-suite-exclusion-of-black-women-due-to-inadequate-visibility-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-7622 Lynn Godfrey Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:21:43 +0000 http://blackenterprise.com/?p=26587#comment-7622 It really is sad that we're still having this conversation, and that black women represent only 1% of executives in the "C-Suite", I would submit it probably less than 1%. It has been my experience as an African American woman that the qualities you identify, that we bring to the table, "help heighten the chance for broader and more innovative approaches throughout the organization” because they “champion new viewpoints to companies mired in status quo thinking” are the very things that gets us in trouble. White men do not appreciate African American women bringing new approaches to the table, at least that has been my experience. It really is sad that we're still having this conversation, and that black women represent only 1% of executives in the "C-Suite", I would submit it probably less than 1%.

It has been my experience as an African American woman that the qualities you identify, that we bring to the table, "help heighten the chance for broader and more innovative approaches throughout the organization” because they “champion new viewpoints to companies mired in status quo thinking” are the very things that gets us in trouble.

White men do not appreciate African American women bringing new approaches to the table, at least that has been my experience.

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