Welcome to the CLWE

Council for Latino Workplace Equity

 

 

 

 

Latino Leadership Conference

CLWE’s Signature event

 

 

 

 

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If you are looking to make an impact as leaders in the Latino Community, lending your talents and skills to the Council for Latino Workplace Equity.

 

 

 

 

 The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE) serves as a trusted resource and platform to foster workplace equity for Latino talent. The time is now to re-examine and remove barriers that impede Latino’ achievements in the workplace. 

We are committed to events and programs that foster Latino (X/a/e) workplace equity and highlight the pertinent opportunities and challenges that impact our community.

Numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau showed that 18.7% of the US population is Latina/o/x. This number is projected to almost double to 111.2 million or 27.5% of the total population in 2060 according to a 2017 estimate.

17.6% of the Latino population hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and about 8.8% have received a graduate or professional degree. Other data has demonstrated that while Hispanic workers within the U.S. labor force was reported to be 29 million in 2020, only 10.7% are represented in management positions.

The Hispanic population in the United States continues to grow in influence. Significant milestones have also been underway for the educational attainment and labor force contributions. As leaders at the CLWE who are devoted to change within the community, we recognize that this is a tipping point.

Through the shared effort of all our staff, leaders and partners, we aim to not only trailblaze the research about Latino workplace equity but also to foster change through our educational segments and programming that highlight equitable best practices. We know at the CLWE that equitable representation is required at senior levels within organizations in order to set forth organizational and corporate decisions without the sole lenses of racial privilege. Our leaders’ commitment to the growth and upward mobility of our Latino community continues now!

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 and 2017 National Population Projection U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 2019; Department of Labor 2021; Unrealized Impact: The Case of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2019)

Pictures from past Latino Leadership Conferences

The terms “Hispanic” and “Latina/o/x” are pan-ethnic terms meant to describe and characterize people of this ethnic background in the U.S. The terms are used interchangeably throughout this website.

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“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you and you don’t do that, you are wasting your time on earth.”

Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican professional Baseball right fielder

“People say dreams aren’t a thing that happen, and I’m a believer that they do.”

Daniel Zovatto, Costa Rican film actor

“I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible.”

Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist, quoted from A Beautiful Mind (2001)

“A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, “Yes, someone like me can do this.””

Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Associate Justice of Supreme Court of the United States

“The people are the only ones capable of transforming society.”

Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Activist

“Don’t be afraid to reach for the stars. I believe a good education can take you anywhere on Earth and beyond.”

Ellen Ochoa, First Hispanic Woman to Travel into Space

“When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go.”

Celia Cruz, Afro-Latina Salsa Singer

“I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.”

Shakira, Latina and Colombian Singer

“Who do you want to take with you on your journey? You want people who will lift you up and be agents of positive change.”

Andres Ruzo, Peruvian Entrepreneur and CEO of LinkAmerica

“Help people along the way and encourage someone to believe in their magic.”

Rachel Gomez, Mexican-American Founder of Viva La Bonita, a clothing line for the Latina community

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