Study exposes lack of racial inclusion policies in Brazilian companies
An unprecedented study entitled Mulheres negras no mercado de trabalho (“Black women in the labor market”), conducted on LinkedIn by consultancy Trilhas de Impacto, reveals that racial inclusion is still non-existent in Brazilian companies. The results were released on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.The consultancy’s CEO Juliana Kaizer told Agência Brasil that most shocking is the fact that 86 percent of the women interviewed reported to have faced racism in the workplace. “I believe it’s really telling, because each and every woman interviewed hold a university degree and is formally employed. Their degrees fail to protect them from racism—and that’s terrifying,” Kaizer said.She is also a black woman and a professor in the Social Responsib...