The hiring rate for people of colour and women have surpassed those of white people , but the hiring of women remains an issue , according to a survey by the National Association for Multi - ethnicity in Communications and Women in Cable Telecommunications . The turnover rate for people of colour was 11.4 % greater than that of white people , while promotion rate for people of colour was 1.4 % , compared with 1 % for white people . The turnover rate for women was 7.3 % higher than for men . However , the overall promotion rate for women was 1.8 % compared with 1 % for men .
The hiring rate for people of colour and women have surpassed those of white people, but the retention of women remains an issue, according to a survey by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications and Women in Cable Telecommunications. The turnover rate for people of colour was 11.4% greater than that of white people, while promotion rates for people of colour was 1.4%, compared with 1.9% for white people. The turnover rate for women was 7.3% higher than for men. However, the overall promotion rate for women was 1.8% compared with 1.6% for men.