Women of Color

Nonprofits are holding back women of color leaders

A new report examines the barriers faced by women of color in the nonprofit sector. About 4,000 nonprofit professionals took part in the 40-page study, which was conducted by Ofronama...

Women of Color

4 charts that show the bias against women of color at nonprofits

The vast majority of nonprofit leaders are white men. Some simple math indicates then that women of color within the sector face twice the chance of being discriminated against, as...

Women of Color

Women of Color Face Racial, Gender Barriers to Nonprofit Advancement

Women of color in the nonprofit sector face systemic barriers to professional advancement over and above those faced by white women and men of color, a report from the Building...

Women of Color

Women of Color Face Barriers to Salaries and Promotions, Report Says

Tonya Covington, an African-American woman who has worked at a variety of nonprofits in New Mexico for decades, recalls five or six times in her career when she trained white...

Women of Color

Women of Color Shouldn’t Face So Many Hurdles to Leadership. Here’s What We Can All Do.

Last month, a historic number of women of color were sworn into office in the U.S. Congress. Women of color now constitute roughly a third of the women in both...

Women of Color

Building Movement Project Releases Report on Race and Gender in Nonprofits

The Building Movement Project (BMP) today released a new report, Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector, which examines the impact of both race and gender on...