Context Matters: Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Today

Affirmative action (AA) and equal-employment opportunity (EEO) are legislative means of improving access. The first requires companies to take positive steps to increase representation of women and people of color internally, and the latter requires they not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, disability or national origin in employment practices. Both were implemented to level the playing field, an objective that has not yet been attained. . . . (To continue reading articles or access digital editions of DiversityInc magazine, please login below.)