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By Rob Kuznia, Hispanic Business
Published on LatinoLA: April 9, 2009
A group of people who, through hard work, ingenuity and perseverance, continue a quiet and steady march towards progress
With the economy in a tailspin, news of financial calamity is everywhere.Major banks are failing, car manufacturers are floundering and real-estate values are tumbling. Lost in the blizzard of doom-and-gloom tales are the stories of a group of people who, through hard work, ingenuity and perseverance, continue a quiet and steady march towards progress.Such is the story of Hispanic women in America.Every April, in celebration of the sometimes gravity-defying strides made by Hispanic women, HispanicBusiness.com recognizes the significant achievements and advancements made by Hispanic women in America.Hispanic Business magazine surveyed a group of elite women. This year's winner is Frances Garcia, the Inspector General of the U.S. Governmental Accountability Office.A recreational bungee jumper and rock climber, the 67-year-old certified public accountant is part of a generation that helped blaze a trail for today's upwardly mobile Hispanic women.As the economic storm rages, the number of Hispanic women entering the American workforce, graduating high school and attending college continues its incremental, upward climb.Also, with each passing year -- though the progress is slow -- more and more Hispanic women are assuming positions of power and leadership.Between 2000 and 2007, the rate of working Hispanic women who hold management or professional jobs rose steadily from 20 percent to 23 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Perhaps nowhere is this trend illustrated so vividly as the recent Senate confirmation of the nation's first-ever Hispanic Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis.
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