The term “minority” literally means “fewer in number.” Dictionary definitions, however, include another notion: of being different from the social majority and subordinate to a dominant group. Being a “minority” is not about numbers. It is about social power. A group that outnumbers the “majority” but lacks power is a “minority.”
Based on census data, women are, indeed, 50.8% of the U.S. population. While they represent a plurality of Americans, women rank below men in “social power.” Women in business (my usual focus) represent a smaller percentage at each rung of the corporate ladder. Catalyst’s most recent report shows how the numbers drop. In the S&P 500, women are about 44% of total employees, 36% of mid-level managers, 25% of senior level executives, 9.5% of top earners and 5.8% of CEO’s (and just under 20% of corporate board members). Women continue to earn less than men for the same work and overall. Women, particularly single women, are more likely to be poor. According to the National Women’s Law Center, “more than one in eight women and more than one in three single-mother families are poor.”
BOA CEO is a male, most of his directs are males. All of these decisions being made are by males. Think about how many roles women have. They work a full-time job, they’re a mom, a care taker of the home ensuring everything gets done. Now imagine a single mom who has to worry about meeting all of those challenges alone.
Inflation and high gas prices will have more of an impact on women, especially single moms. The bank is too busy pushing their own diversity and inclusion agenda for an extremely small minority group when the biggest population being affected are women. Working from home allows women to stay in the workforce, be better parents and employees without having to worry about economic and childcare challenges. Statistics have show more women left the workforce during Covid.