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| Why is diversity important? |
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A more diverse workforce
• More diverse ideas in the company
• Possibly a broader product-base and thus more market share
• A broader customer-base and thus more sales and profits
-Allows new talent and new ideas from employees of different backgrounds
• Helps recruiting and retention
• Allows for an increase in market share
• Leads to lower costs because there may be fewer discrimination lawsuits |
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| Practice of allowing relatives to work for the same employer |
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| Discriminatory practices that have prevented women and other protected-class members from advancing to executive-level jobs |
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| "Glass walls" or "glass elevators" |
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| limits that keep women women from progressing only in certain fields |
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| employers have recognized that breaking the glass is good for business for both women and racial minorities such as creating formal mentoring programs, career rotation |
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| Types of sexual harrasment |
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| Quid Pro quo and Hostile enviroment |
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| sexual harassment in which employment outcomes are linked to the individual granting sexual favors |
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| sexual harassment in which an individual's work performance or psychological well-being is unreasonably affected by intimidating or offensive working conditions |
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| Critical Components of ensuring reasonable care include: |
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| Establish a sexual harassment policy, communicate the policy regularly, train employees and managers on avoiding sexual harassment |
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| Older Workers Benefit Protection Act |
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| ensures that equal treatment for older workers occurs in early retirement or severance situations |
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| approach in which employees gradually reduce their workloads and pay levels |
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| employers are urged to hire groups of people based on their race, age, gender, or national origin to make up for historical discrimination |
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| why affirmative action is needed |
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| to overcome past injustices or eliminate the effects of those injustices..etc |
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| why affirmative action is no longer needed |
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| because it penalizes individuals (males and whites) even though they have not been quilty of practicing discrimination |
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| formal document that an employer compiles annually for submission to enforcement agencies |
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| identifies the number of protected-class members available to work in the appropriate labor markets for given jobs |
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| identifies the number of protected-class members employed in the organization and the types of jobs they hold |
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| when a person is denied an opportunity because of preferences given to protected-class individuals who may be less qualified |
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| Components of Affirmative Action Plan |
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1. Internal Background Review
-EEO and AAP Policy Statements
-Workforce Analysis
-Job Group Utilization
2.ANalysis and comparisons
-Avaliabiity Analysis:External
-Utilization ANalysis: Internal
3. Actions and Reporting
-Goals and Timetables
-Internal Auditing and Reporting |
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| Components of Traditional Diversity Training |
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| Legal Awareness, cultural awareness, and sensitivity training |
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| Back Lash forms against diversity efforts |
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| saw as nothing but "corporate public relations" and disregarding opportunity for non-minorities |
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