Latinx/e are the largest ethnic minority in the US, yet only 14% of social workers are Latinx/e.
Latinx/e social workers are subject to hiring bias, workplace microaggressions, underpaid labor, and harmful stereotyping.
Latinx/e individuals and other people of color face disproportionate barriers including financial costs, fewer opportunities, insufficient academic preparation, lack of information regarding higher education, and systemic oppression.
The people who occupy executive or leadership positions in social work are often white. Latinx/e social workers are more likely to lack role models, mentors, and sponsors in their professional development.