[精品]Affirmative action Dr. Andrea Walsh.pdf

SP. 401 FALL 2010



AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EXERCISE: WRITE FOR FIVE MINUTES
Write in bullet points; use back if necessary.

A large financial pany with branches in Chicago, New York and
Los Angeles analyzes its employment profile and finds that it has only 2% female
representation in top managerial positions. Analysis of population distribution and
education trends reveals that pany could easily have 25% female representation in
these top positions. pany sets a 5 year goal of “full utilization” for women in
these positions at 25% and creates a plan to help meet this goal.
The Affirmative Action plan includes proactive hiring strategies such as advertising
open positions anizations of women in business and financial services, visually
portraying pany as diverse in gender, racial and age representation, and
networking with female leaders and mentors in the corporate world.
When a top management es open, the mittee reviews
the applicant pool of over a hundred applicants, and interviews six candidates (two
women, four men). mittee selects two final candidates, one male and one female.
Both candidates have earned MBAs from prestigious schools, have ten years experience
in the field, and have excellent mendations from supervisors. After a second round
of interviews, the mittee deems them equally qualified. However, under the