Bamboo/Glass Ceiling Remains Strong
August 13, 2018
Asian American women face a double bind in the workplace as they encounter negative stereotyping for both their ethnicity and gender, says an account from the Better Life Lab. In an early examination in Issues, two scholars presented national data showing this to be especially true for leadership positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—the STEM fields—in industry and academia, adding that this “merits greater attention, more targeted programmatic efforts, and inclusion in the national discussion of the STEM workforce.”