The Forgotten Dimension of Diversity
Social class is as important as race or gender. by Olalekan Jeyifous Summary.
Workers who come from lower social-class origins in the United States are 32% less likely to become managers than those who come from higher social-class origins. That represents a disadvantage even greater than the one experienced by women compared with men (27%) or Blacks compared with whites (25%). Social class disadvantage in the workplace prevails in every major economy around the world.
In discriminating against people who come from a lower social class, we’re discriminating against a majority of the workforce a grossly harmful indulgence, especially when you consider what happens if you