Managing a diverse workforce

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Managing a Diverse Workforce:

a. In 2015 only 5 percent of chief executive officers of the S&P 500 companies were women. What factor best explains this fact: women's education and job experience, discrimination against women by companies, preferences of women employees, different family roles and responsibilities between women and men, or something else? Why do you think so?

b. Who do you believe should be primarily responsible for the advancement of minorities in the workplace: the individual, the government, or businesses? Why?

c. Do you believe companies are ever justified in treating women or minority employees differently, with respect to wages, benefits, job assignments, or promotions? If not, why not? If so, under what conditions, and why?

d. What is the role of government in the area of equal employment opportunity? Discuss from a historical perspective

e. Government regulations ban both sexual and racial harassment. Discuss both kinds of harassment and why they are a concern to employers. What can companies do to combat sexual and racial harassment?

f. Over time the workforce will continue to change. How do you see the face of the workforce in 20 years? In what ways will continued diversity create competitive advantages for companies?

g. Do you believe that support programs for work and family primarily benefit women employees, men employees, or both equally? Explain.

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