Inaccurate perception of capabilities challenges growth.

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The Black Women Executives Research Initiative, a year-long study conducted by the ELC polling 150 executives from a broad range of industries, services and locales, found that African-American women face serious challenges if they desire to take the reigns of their company as CEO. Thirty-one percent of CEOs say those challenges are attributed to a lack of strategic networks, 24% blame them on inaccurate perceptions of black women’s capabilities and 23% believe the problem lies with work life balance demands.

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