Employment equity
Employment equity
Public and private sector policies that advocate special efforts to hire minorities, women, and members of disadvantaged groups as a way of compensating for the discriminatory practices of the past.
Alternative terms
- UF↸ Affirmative action
- UF↸ Job quotas
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Social equity
Related terms
- RT⇆ Comparable worth
- RT⇆ Discrimination
- RT⇆ Employment policy
- RT⇆ Equal opportunity
- RT⇆ Merit principle
- RT⇆ Pay equity
- RT⇆ Representative bureaucracy
- RT⇆ Self identification
