Affirmative Action

Affirmative action - or positive discrimination. A longstanding approach in the USA, designed to advantage the disadvantaged, including women, African-Americans and Hispanics. Laws only applied to the public sector and its suppliers.

See also:

Gender
Gender Discrimination
Best Practice
Affirmative Action
Ageism
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Employee Analysis
Employee Demand
Direct Discrimination
Disability
Disability Discrimination Act - Australia
Disability Discrimination Act - UK
Equal Access
Equal Chance
Equality Act (UK)
Equal Opportunity Policy
Diversity
Institutionalized Racism

Based on the glossary section of Human Resource Management, 4th edition.

HRM Textbooks

Human Resource Management, 4th edition
by Alan Price
 Covers all the key aspects of HRM. Available from:
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
 Shortened version of Human Resource Management - concise analysis for non-specialists and one-semester courses.
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