The Bleak Pipeline Phenomenon

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What is the “leaking pipeline” phenomenon? “Leaking pipeline is a phrase coined to describe how women have not reached the highest levels of organizations” (Bien, 2014, pp. G-5). Based on our readings, we feel that Xerox goes against the grain of the “leaking pipeline.” Xerox has stood against this phenomenon, as demonstrated by the statistics and facts cited throughout the case. First and foremost, “In 2007 Ursula Burns was named the first African-American female president of Xerox Corporation” (Bien, 2014, pp. W-101). If that’s not enough, the next sentence reads, “In July 2009 she succeeded Anne M. Mulcahy as CEO, the first female-to-female hand-off in Fortune 500 history” (Bien, 2014, pp. W-101). Ursula Burns was then named chairman in May 2010 (Bien, 2014, pp. W-101). …show more content…

More than 50 percent of Xerox’s workforce is made up of women and minorities. Also, 48.2 percent of Xerox’s senior executives are women or people of color. Xerox is rated in the top ten by multiple magazines for top companies in hiring minorities, women, disabled, and gay and lesbian employees. Finally, to top it all off, Xerox is ranked inside Working Mother’s top 100 companies for family-friendly companies for women, for the past fifteen years (Bien, 2014, pp. W-101). As you can see, it’s pretty easy to conclude that Xerox goes completely against the grain when it comes to how it treats women (and minorities) in the

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