Affirmative Action and the Occupational Advancement of Minorities and Women During 1973-2003

• Published in: Industrial relations (Berkeley) Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 213 - 246
• Main Author: KURTULUS, FIDAN ANA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Affirmative Action; Affirmative action programs; Career development; Commissions; Employment Discrimination; Females; J15; J16; J21; K31; Labor market; M51; Management; Minorities; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority Groups; N32; N42; Occupational promotion; Occupational status; Occupations; Private sector; Skill differentials; Studies; U.S.A; Whites; Women; Women workers; United States > US

The share of minorities and women comprising high‐paying skilled occupations such as management, professional, and technical occupations has been increasing since the 1960s, while the proportion of white men in such occupations has been declining. What has been the contribution of affirmative action...