The Gallop Center on Black Voices conducted a survey that included more than 8,000 workers in order to determine which racial or ethnic group is subjected to the highest rates of discrimination in the workplace. The employees who participated in the survey represented a diverse range of demographic characteristics, including a wide range of ages, genders, and income levels.
According to the findings of a survey, black and Hispanic workers are subjected to a substantially higher rate of discrimination on the job compared to their white colleagues. Within the previous year, a total of 24% of black and Hispanic workers reported experiencing discrimination on the job. In comparison, 15% of white workers reported experiencing discrimination in the workplace.
It Has Been Claimed That Age Is a Significant Factor in Discrimination
An employee’s age was found to have a correlation with their relative risk of encountering prejudice, even if the rates of discrimination remained consistent across employees of various income levels.
Young black workers, defined as those under the age of 40, were nearly twice as likely to face prejudice on the job as older black workers, defined as those aged 40 and older. Young Hispanic workers also reported nearly twice the rate of workplace discrimination (31%) compared to older Hispanic workers’ (17%) likelihood of reporting such incidents.
Discrimination On the Basis of Race Is Most Frequently Directed to Black Workers
The majority of black respondents who reported having encountered race discrimination in the workplace stated that the discrimination was based on their race (75%). In comparison, 61% of respondents who identified as Hispanic and 42% of respondents who identified as white stated that the discrimination they experienced was based on their race.
An Examination of the Situation in Its Entirety
No one should ever have to put up with discrimination on the job, regardless of whether the bias is based on their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or any other aspect of their personhood.
The results of this study reveal a worrying trend in the American workforce as a whole: a quarter of black and Hispanic workers have reported experiencing discrimination in the workplace within the past year alone. This demonstrates that many of our industries, companies, and offices do not successfully cultivate a culture of inclusiveness.
It will take a significant amount of effort from our country to bring these statistics down to the point where discrimination against minority workers is the exception rather than the rule, but we are committed to making this happen. If you have been the victim of race discrimination, contact PLBH at (800) 435-7542 to learn what your options are.