Promotions
Promoting from within creates confidence and trust in an organization, as well as:
Avoiding the cost of recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new employees.
Avoiding lost productivity due to training.
Avoiding the loss of institutional knowledge that long-time employees possess.
Improving morale and work connectedness.
Creating a culture that values employees and their talents.
Black women are the future of leadership—when they thrive, we all thrive.
Why aren’t Black women being promoted at an equitable rate?
Often BIPOC employees, especially women, are overlooked as potential candidates. When companies take the time to support and cultivate a strong, equitable promotion track they benefit from promoting from within.
“[I want] an opportunity to be included in certain conversations and on other projects or to be in certain spaces. New partners are brought on or new relationships are being built. I just wanted to be in the mix.”
— BWT Focus Group Participant