Does affirmative action work?
Publisher InfoArticle provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in its journal Regional Review. Volume (Year): (2005) Issue (Month): Q 1 () Pages: 38-40 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbrr:y:2005:i:q1:p:38-40 Contact details of provider: Postal: 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Phone: 617-973-3397 Fax: 617-973-4221 Email: liame2(‘org’,’frb’,’bos’,’m7i7′,’library’,’Boston’) Web page: http://www.bos.frb.org/ More information through EDIRC Order Information: Email: liame2(‘org’,’frb’,’bos’,’m7i7′,’library’,’boston’) For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: liame2(‘org’,’frb’,’sf’,’m7i7′,’Rosenberger’,’Diane’) (Diane Rosenberger). Related researchKeywords: Discrimination in employment ; Sex discrimination against women ; Affirmative action programs; StatisticsAccess and download statistics Did
Affirmative action programs work if they are implemented with overall fairness and consistency. The key to a workable affirmative action program is aggressive recruitment activity and objective and responsible selection criteria so that all groups, including protected groups, advance through the system. No system works if it is only a paper procedure.
