• Fosters diversity.
• Educates our workforce on diversity.
• Equips employees to achieve their highest contribution to the mission.
• Challenges employees to make their maximum contribution to the mission.
• Encourages employees to offer differing views and suggestions toward achieving organizational goals.
• Respects and appreciates individual differences.
• Provides equitable treatment and opportunities.
• Creates and maintains an inclusive approach to all systems, policies, and practices (i.e., promotions, performance ratings, awards, training, assignments, and access to services).
• Facilitates culture change to support wider diversity. People who are opposed to affirmative action often argue that it gives an unfair advantage to any member of this protected class; however that is far from the case. Affirmative action programs do not give racial preferences nor create quotas. In fact affirmative action programs are flexible therefore creating a legitimate selection process in the hiring aspect of the workplace. Although not in the workplace, an example of a flexible affirmative action program was seen at Ohio State University where they adopted the 10 percent rule. This rule admits students who are in the top 10% of
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