Paper Ceiling (2023)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-08-04
Duration: 00:05:45
Subjects: Employment | Economy
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Nguyen, Kenny Interviewee
- Hutchinson, Justin Interviewee
- West, Megan Interviewee
- Foley, Natalie Interviewee
- Salisbury, Allison Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 4, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s report on the efforts to tear the paper ceiling, jobs requiring employees to have a four-year college degree. LeBlanc reports that 60% of Louisiana’s workforce are considered STARs, Skilled through Alternative Routes. She interviews: Kenny Nguyen, CEO and founder of ThreeSixtyEight; Justin Hutchinson, director of business development for ThreeSixtyEight; Megan West, president of the Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Management; Natalie Foley, Opportunity@Work expert; and Allison Salisbury, senior vice president of solutions for Guild.