The number of people of color in management...
The number of people of color in management jobs in the communications industry is expected to remain steady next year, while the number of women in management is predicted to decline “if current promotion and departure rates continue,” said a…
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news release Tuesday from the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT). The diversity predictions are among the results of NAMIC and WICT’s 2013 workforce diversity survey, which gathered data from 25 companies representing 59 percent of the “cable telecommunications industry workforce,” the release said. The study showed increases in the number of full-time employees and entry/mid-level managers who are women and people of color. However, promotion rates for people of color have declined, the release said. “Representation of people of color on boards of directors remains a challenge with little to no growth occurring since the 2011 NAMIC survey,” said the release. The study also said the promotion rates in management and executives levels were lower for women than men, and that the turnover rate “for first level managers is higher for women than their male counterparts,” the release said. “The data indicates that the number of women in management will decline over the next five years because of the promotion and turnover rate disparity between women and men,” said WICT President Maria Brennan. The industry has “much to do” to increase the representation of minorities in management, said Alicin Williamson, interim executive leader of NAMIC.