Status of Women and Minority Workers : A Global HR Perspective

The renowned economist Lester Thurow, Lemelson Professor of Management and Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently said, Great challenges lay ahead and our economic future is at stake. Organizations cannot compete in a global environment without using women. In this light, the article attempts to capture the post globalization changes brought about in the status and opportunities on offer to women and minority employees in global companies. Further, the article highlights the glass ceiling concept and how the global corporate giants are battling it out. Lastly, focus is set on the role of HR, in taking female and colored workers into the mainfold of employee base, in order to achieve productive efficiency, growth and innovation