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Evaluating Equal Opportunities Initiatives: The Case for a ‘Transformative’ Agenda

In: Equality, Diversity and Disadvantage in Employment

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  • Wendy Richards

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Over the past twenty years there has been considerable debate within both the academic and the business community about the purpose and effectiveness of equal opportunities policies. Jewson and Mason (1994) summarise this debate, beginning with the view in the 1970s that equal opportunities was an issue of social justice and should be pursued for its own sake. In the 1980s the debate moved on as the ‘business case’ for equal opportunities was promoted, in response to the individualistic values and right-wing economic philosophies of the decade; since then newer approaches such as ‘managing diversity’ have gained prominence, and many organisations promote a commitment to equal opportunities as part of their business objectives. Why this should be so is addressed by Jewson and Mason (ibid.), and also considered by Dickens (1994). Academic and policy debate as to the effectiveness of such policies continues.

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  • Wendy Richards, 2001. "Evaluating Equal Opportunities Initiatives: The Case for a ‘Transformative’ Agenda," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Mike Noon & Emmanuel Ogbonna (ed.), Equality, Diversity and Disadvantage in Employment, chapter 2, pages 15-31, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-333-97788-0_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780333977880_2
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    Cited by:

    1. Kim Hoque & Mike Noon, 2004. "Equal Opportunities Policy and Practice in Britain:," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 18(3), pages 481-506, September.
    2. Chris Creegan & Fiona Colgan & Richard Charlesworth & Gil Robinson, 2003. "Race Equality Policies at Work: Employee Perceptions of the ‘Implementation Gap’ in a UK Local Authority," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 17(4), pages 617-640, December.

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