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The shackled runner: time to rethink positive discrimination?

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  • Mike Noon

    (Queen Mary University of London, m.a.noon@qmul.ac.uk)

Abstract

This article argues a case for reconsidering positive discrimination as a viable and necessary policy intervention to speed up the progression to equality in the workplace. It provides counter-arguments to the four main objections to positive discrimination: the failure to select the ‘best’ candidate, the undermining of meritocracy, the negative impact on the beneficiaries and the injustice of reverse discrimination. It concludes that positive discrimination provides the necessary structural conditions in order for radical, transformative change towards equality to take place.

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  • Mike Noon, 2010. "The shackled runner: time to rethink positive discrimination?," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 24(4), pages 728-739, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:24:y:2010:i:4:p:728-739
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017010380648
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    Cited by:

    1. Stoilkovska, Aleksandra & Ilieva, Jana & Gjakovski, Stefan, 2015. "Equal Employment Opportunities In The Recruitment And Selection Process Of Human Resources," UTMS Journal of Economics, University of Tourism and Management, Skopje, Macedonia, vol. 6(2), pages 281-292.
    2. Simonetta Manfredi & Kate Clayton-Hathway & Emily Cousens, 2019. "Increasing Gender Diversity in Higher Education Leadership: The Role of Executive Search Firms," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-17, June.
    3. Laura C. William, 2016. "The implementation of equality legislation: the case of disabled graduates and reasonable adjustments," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(4), pages 341-359, July.

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