Minority News
IBISWorld Identifies Top 10 Industries Set to Benefit from the Growing Hispanic Population
- Category: Minority News
- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 19:07
- Written by EqualityMagazines
LOS ANGELES – Aug. 17, 2011 –By 2016, the Hispanic demographic will comprise 17.8 percent of US residents and, while the nation’s buying power is projected to grow 27.5 percent to $14.7 trillion, the Hispanic population’s buying power is forecast to grow a whopping 48.1 percent to $1.6 trillion. Industry research firm IBISWorld analyzed the Hispanic population’s contribution to numerous industries between 2011 and 2016 and identified the top 10 US industries in which Hispanic market share is growing the fastest.
Minorities and Women Lose Ground on Fortune 500 Corporate Boards, Alliance for Board Diversity Census Shows
- Category: Minority News
- Published on Monday, 02 May 2011 21:54
- Written by Catalyst Inc.
WASHINGTON, DC (May 2, 2011)—Collectively, women and minorities lost ground in America’s corporate boardrooms between 2004 and 2010, according to Missing Pieces: Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards―2010 Alliance for Board Diversity Census.
Six years after the first ABD Census, this report shows that white men still overwhelmingly dominate corporate boards with few overall gains for minorities and a significant loss of seats for African-American men.
