[silvat]

How do you even show that systematic racism exists?

-edit to assuage the presumptuous-

Assuming systematic racism does exist in US industry(I'm not from the US or live there) and a solution is provided to lessen it. At what point can you say that it no longer exists?

I don't think there will ever come a time where the demographics of Executives In Industry will match the demographics of a nation. There are a million different factors at play that have nothing to do with race, I think its not a very useful measure. But without that, what else can you go by?

[psychometry]

Qualitatively: By listening to employees and giving them appropriate channels to address incidences of bias.

Quantitatively: By looking for bias in employee advancement, hiring, etc.

[LukeBMM]

Furthering the quantitative angle a bit, it's easy to overlook the decision-making power of the positions involved (ie: the number of people of color in leadership roles, versus in entry level positions).

[haleymbryant]

How do you think?

I feel like step 1 is helping people care enough to slow down and understand what it is to be able to identify it in themselves, their networks and their organizations.

This short video does a good job of illustrating how it piles up over time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ

I look at the amazing team I'm surrounded by that is largely void of people of color and think about our hiring practices, our exposure to communities outside of the majority and our customer base as well and see the direct and indirect ripples of systemic racism.