Genevieve L. Fletcher

Sep 10, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah P. Coundouris |Julie Henry |Samantha M. Greig |Genevieve L. Fletcher

1 INTRODUCTION In 1961, President John F. Kennedy introduced the concept of affirmative action ‘to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed, colour or national origin’. Today, the term affirmative action refers to the preferential recruitment or treatment of underrepresented groups (e.g., women and ethnic minorities) who have experienced systematic disadvantage (Jain et al., 2003).