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The Xerox Corporation has been recognized by the Glass
Ceiling Commission for outstanding success in hiring and promoting minorities
and women to its top ranks, Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich announced today.
Reich is chair of the commission.
The Frances Perkins/Elizabeth Hanford Dole National Award
for Diversity and Excellence in American Executive Management was awarded in
recognition of Xerox's sustained commitment and substantial progress in
promoting opportunities for minorities and women by eliminating barriers to
their advancement into management and decision-making positions.
"Xerox has created a work environment where all employees
have an opportunity to achieve their full potential within the organization,"
Reich said. "This rich talent pool has enabled Xerox to enhance its position in
a highly competitive global economy."
Twenty percent of Xerox vice presidents are members of
minority groups; 12 percent are women; and 24 percent of its corporate officers
are minorities or women. Xerox received the Labor Department's EVE Award in
1986 for its success in recruiting and developing minorities.
The Perkins/Dole Award was created by the Civil Rights Act
of 1991. The law also created the Glass Ceiling Commission to identify
employment barriers faced by minorities and women and expand policies and
practices which promote their career advancement into positions of
responsibility in the private sector.
The commission focuses on barriers and opportunities in
three areas:
- filling management and decision-making positions;
- developmental and skill enhancing activities;
- compensation and reward systems.
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