Private Sector Industry Disparities:

A Report on Evidence of Systemic Disparities for Women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans

Prepared for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission[1]

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey[2], Karen Brummond[3], JooHee Han[3] and Skylar Davidson[3]

Full Report

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Executive Summary

1) Across Group Comparison

Table 2.1 Industries with Low Overall Grades in Multiple Demographic Groups

2) Female

3) African American

4) Hispanic

5) Asian

6) Native American

3. Methodology

4. Industry Distributions across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

1) Female

Figure 4.1 Gender Disparities in Employment Opportunities 

2) African American

Figure 4.2 African American Disparities in Employment Opportunities 

3) Hispanic

Figure 4.3 Hispanic Disparities in Employment Opportunities 

4) Asian

Figure 4.4 Asian Disparities in Employment Opportunities 

5) Native American

Figure 4.5 Native American Disparities in Employment Opportunities 

5. All Industries’ Grade Distributions

1) Female

Table 5.1 Industry Employment Opportunity Grades: All Women

2) African American

Table 5.2 Industry Employment Opportunity Grades: African American

3) Hispanic

Table 5.3 Industry Employment Opportunity Grades: Hispanic

4) Asian

Table 5.4 Industry Employment Opportunity Grades: Asian

5) Native American

Table 5.5 Industry Employment Opportunity Grades: Native American

APPENDIX

A1: Methodology

A1.1: Overall Grade Methodology

A1.2: Overall Representation Methodology

A1.3: Managerial Representation Methodology

A1.4: Workplace Segregation Methodology 

A1.5: Wage Gap Methodology

A1.6: Industry Size, Pay, and Federal Contractor Context

A2: Female Rankings across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

Table A2.1. Female Overall Representation Industry Rankings

Table A2.2. Female Managerial Representation: Industry Rankings

Table A2.3. Male-Female Workplace Segregation: Industry Rankings

Table A2.4. Male-Female Wage Gap: Industry Rankings

Table A2.5. Correlations with Industry Level Context Variables: Percent of Federal Contractor Establishments, Total Employment Size, Mean Hourly Wage.

A3: African American Rankings across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

Table A3.1. African American Overall Representation Industry Rankings

Table A3.2. African American Managerial Representation: Industry Rankings

Table A3.3. African American-White Workplace Segregation: Industry Rankings

Table A3.4. African American-White Wage Gap: Industry Rankings

Table A3.5. Correlations with Industry Level Context Variables: Percent of Federal Contractor Establishments, Total Employment Size, Mean Hourly Wage.

A4: Hispanic Rankings across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

Table A4.1. Hispanic Overall Representation Industry Rankings

Table A4.2. Hispanic Managerial Representation: Industry Rankings

Table A4.3. Hispanic -White Workplace Segregation: Industry Rankings

Table A4.4. Hispanic -White Wage Gap: Industry Rankings

Table A4.5. Correlations with Industry Level Context Variables: Percent of Federal Contractor Establishments, Total Employment Size, Mean Hourly Wage.

A5: Asian Rankings across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

Table A5.1. Asian Overall Representation Industry Rankings

Table A5.2. Asian Managerial Representation: Industry Rankings

Table A5.3. Asian -White Workplace Segregation: Industry Rankings

Table A5.4. Asian -White Wage Gap: Industry Rankings

Table A5.5. Correlations with Industry Level Context Variables: Percent of Federal Contractor Establishments, Total Employment Size, Mean Hourly Wage.

A6: Native American Rankings across Four Employment Opportunity Dimensions

Table A6.1. Native American Overall Representation Industry Rankings

Table A6.2. Native American Managerial Representation: Industry Rankings

Table A6.3. Native American -White Workplace Segregation: Industry Rankings

Table A6.4. Native American -White Wage Gap: Industry Rankings

Table A6.5. Correlations with Industry Level Context Variables: Percent of Federal Contractor Establishments, Total Employment Size, Mean Hourly Wage.