Beyond Equal Rights: The Persistence of Ethno-Racial Inequalities in America by Olivier Richomme

“…This study explores how in spite of forty years of somewhat successful affirmative action policies and institutional reforms, every socio-economic indicator, every demographic study, every political study shows that wealth, poverty, unemployment, education, spatial segregation, rates of incarceration and voting patterns are still correlated to race. …”
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Defanging Diversity by Daniel Kees

“…This article further examines the rapidly changing norms of race and identity—including the inherent tensions and complexities that such concepts engender before concluding with a recommendation for how to achieve the supposed aims of the affirmative action regime in American society. …”
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Defanging Diversity by Daniel Kees

“…This article further examines the rapidly changing norms of race and identity—including the inherent tensions and complexities that such concepts engender before concluding with a recommendation for how to achieve the supposed aims of the affirmative action regime in American society. …”
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Violence auprès des femmes dans les secteurs d’emploi non traditionnellement féminins et indemnisation by Marie-Josée Legault

“…This paper describes the initial results from empirical research carried out in five organizations in different sectors of economic activity that had set up affirmative action programs to further the hiring of women in non-traditional trades (NTT). …”
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Aktivisme Politik Kaum Perempuan dalam Partai Politik: Studi Fenomenologi pada Politisi Perempuan di Banten by Bayu Nurrohman, Yeby Ma'asan Mayrudin, Dewi Sri Astuti, Renata Maharani

“…Selanjutnya rekonstruksi dan proyeksi dari pemikiran politisi perempuan dalam politik dan pemerintahan, yaitu: (1) upaya holistik membangun kesadaran representatif dan potensi politisi perempuan di tubuh partai politik; (2) optimalisasi kebijakan affirmative action di bidang politik dan pemerintahan secara keseluruhan; (3) dukungan penuh dari partai-partai politik dan elitnya dalam memberikan kesempatan dan peluang yang proporsional terhadap politisi perempuan.…”
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Faktor Kemenangan Partai Barisan Nasional Malaysia dalam Pemilu Selama 60 Tahun (1957-2018) by Dewi Masitoh

“…Second, the influence of the New Economic Policy (NEP) as an affirmative action effort and there is a mix and match policy. …”
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WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS: THE NIGERIAN AND ANGOLA EXPERIENCE by EDIBA SABASTINE, UMAR SULEIMAN ZAKARI, GEOFFREY NANBAL SHIPURUT

“…The paper therefore recommends strengthening the implementation and enforcement of affirmative action measures, such as gender quotas, at all levels of government and across all branches of power. …”
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Amendments to the Serbian Law on Prohibition of Discrimination: A step forward? by Rašević Živorad, Vlajnić Jelena

“…The results of the research indicate positive prospects, mainly due to the specifying of provisions, the expansion of the scope of antidiscrimination law and the authority of the Commissioner for the protection of equality, the clarification of the concepts of discrimination and affirmative action, the tightening of penal policy, and the recognition of statistical records as evidence. …”
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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA by Ademolu Oluwaseun Adenuga, Abdullahi Abiodun Oyekanmi

“…The study does recommends for regular in- service training for the police on civil public engagement and respect for citizens inalienable rights; government assertiveness on good character, empathy and obedience to laws as recruitment criteria into Nigeria police; NANS affirmative action against police brutality of students and scaled- up public enlightenment through symposia on mutual respects for the law officers by members of the public. …”
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Unlocking Potential: Strategies for Recruiting and Supporting Veterans on the Path to Success in College by Latosha R. Henderson, Kurtis D. Watkins

“… Higher education in the United States is currently grappling with two significant challenges that threaten its sustainability: the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a decline in enrollments, and the 2023 Supreme Court decision to prohibit affirmative action in college admissions. This essay explores how these challenges affect student success and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, emphasizing the urgent need for innovative recruitment of underrepresented student groups. …”
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Gender Inequality and household production in Kanungu District-Uganda. by Ronnah, Owembabazi

“…The study established that, despite the fact that the Uganda constitution provides for affirmative action (Article32 of the Uganda constitution) to enhance womens advancement and participation in development, genderinequality still existed. …”
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Funding, inequalities, and access: An amalgam of challenges in South African higher education by Simangele Constance Cele, Samson Adeoluwa Adewumi

“…The recommendations on the challenges are presented by addressing the problem of funding, inequalities, and access to higher education such as expanding access to higher education (e.g. expanding access through online learning platforms), implementing affirmative action policies (e.g. increase students enrolment from the disadvantaged communities), increasing public funding, generating third-stream income funds, provision of scholarships and bursaries, corporate sponsorship, and students’ agency.…”
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Development of Indigenous Language Orthographies: Setting Up English as the Torch Bearer by Juniel Shoko Matavire

“…The argument that Indigenous languages require revitalisation through more pronounced roles across the fabric of society remain a social justice and affirmative action issue since 1994. The need for language development remains a remnant of the liberation project that commenced with the dawn of freedom in 1994. …”
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ON DIGNITY, VULNERABILITY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND FISHERFOLKS: CHILEAN SUBSISTENCE FISHING ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS by Eduardo Roig Monge

“…But, above all, they introduce protection standards that allow us to see such legislation not as a mere derivation of state privilege, but as an attempt to foster a situation of equality: an affirmative action. We conclude by presenting a conceptual approach for Chilean subsistence fishing, suggesting that it could help to unveil new objectives and rights in fishing, and even influence the understanding of natural resource allocation.…”
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The Enduring Influence of Taboos in Social Regulation: Insights from the Peki Community, Volta Region, Ghana by Ameyibor Orison Elysium, Margaret Makafui Tayviah

“…The study proposes that there is an urgent need to develop and deploy policies to serve as a sort of affirmative action to safeguard, harness and modify taboos to suit the demands of our present society without undermining tradition or societal values. …”
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Barriers to women's participation in public procurement in Africa: Empirical evidence from Uganda. by BC, Basheka

“…The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have compelled countries to adopt affirmative action (AA) strategies to ensure equal opportunities for women and men. …”
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Multiple Mini Interviews vs Traditional Interviews: Investigating Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Interview Processes by Banks PW, Hagedorn II JC, Soybel A, Coleman DM, Rivera G, Bhardwaj N

“…President & Fellows of Harvard College, which ended race-conscious admissions, or affirmative action, and upheld holistic admissions practices, encouraged medical school admissions committee to reevaluate their approach to admissions.Methods: Data from six admissions cycles (2018– 2022), totaling 5799 interviewees, were analyzed to assess potential biases and the effectiveness of the admissions process. …”
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GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE (2012-2023) by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, OPEYEMI BOYO ORITSEJOLOMI, ODUNTAN JOSEPH OLATUNJI, OLUWATUNMISE DARAMOLA

“…This study recommended establishment of mentorship groups, increment of women’s political education and empowerment, improve access to financial resources, introduction, and enforcement of affirmative actions as well as the encouragement of political parties to nominate women candidates for key positions. …”
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On Student Access and Equity in a Reforming University: by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…The analysis also interrogates the ways in which government/private dynamic plays out in the context of a highly fractured education system, dominated by urban-based schools, particularly located in the south of the country, and how the various affirmative actions measures have in a way, reproduced social and class privilege…”
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