Policy Brief

Asian Americans are often described as a “model minority” that has achieved broad success in education and the workplace, but this reputation overlooks who reaches the top.

This brief describes a persistent gap in workplace leadership between Asian American and White men.

The author finds that Asian American men are much less likely than White men with similar qualifications to hold management and executive jobs, even though they are more likely to hold college and graduate degrees, and that common explanations such as job preferences, self-employment, and immigration background do not account for the gap.