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Affirmative action or managing diversity: what is the future of equal opportunity policies in organisations?
Author/Creator
Strachan, Glenda;  Burgess, John;  Sullivan, Anne
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School
Description
Equal employment opportunity policies were introduced in Australia in the 1980s in response to women's disadvantaged workforce position. Australia's unique form of affirmative action was underpinned by legislation, and aimed to promote gender equity in the workplace via employer action. Throughout the 1990s there has been a policy shift away from collectivism towards individualism, and away from externally driven social programmes at the workplace towards managerialist driven social programmes. The main process for implementing progressive and inclusive equity programmes at the workplace is through human resource management policies that link employment diversity to organisational objectives (for example, productivity and profitability). Programmes titled "Managing diversity" have been introduced into some organisations, and today there are a variety of approaches towards equity policies in Australian organisations. The article proposes that a distinctive Australian version of managing diversity will develop in some organisations based on the prior national legislative framework.
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Women in Management Review Vol. 19, Issue 4, p. 196-204
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09649420410541263
Date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Keyword(s)
equal opportunities;  women workers;  Australia;  affirmative action;  family life
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/44549
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ISSN:0964-9425
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