Sheryl Sandberg Says Business Barriers for Black Women Rise in Pandemic
- Corporate advancement stymied for Black women in normal times
- Report comes days after choice of Harris seen as breakthrough
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If women have it hard in corporate America, Black women have it the hardest, and it will be even more difficult for them to overcome systemic barriers to advancement in a pandemic, according to Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.
Black women are much less likely to be promoted to senior leadership roles and have interaction with senior managers than their White counterparts, according to a report released Thursday by LeanIn.org, the nonprofit organization Sandberg founded. In a world dealing with the spread of Covid-19, where so much of work is remote, there’s an even greater chance Black women won’t have access to the “informal interaction” that is critical to climbing the corporate ladder, Sandberg said.