Affirmative action is needed to break through the bamboo ceiling that keeps many Asian Americans from ascending to the highest echelons of business and government.
More statistics:
- 30-31% of AAPIs report workplace discrimination--the highest percentage among all ethnic groups.
- Asian Americans make up 47% of professional jobs in Silicon Valley tech companies but only 25% of executive positions.
- Asian American women suffer both race- and gender-based discrimination. In the STEM field, for example, Asian American female scientists are outnumbered 2 to 1 by their male counterparts.
- Only 1.5% of corporate officers at Fortune 500 companies are Asian American
- Asian Americans have the lowest ratio of partners to associates in law firms and rarely reach top positions in law
- 64% of television shows have no Asian American or Pacific Islander representation
