1. SOCIAL EQUITY PPA 400 By Daphne B. Harley

2. SOCIAL EQUITY? Fairness in public services delivery Fairness in public services delivery Equal right to equal treatment Equal right to equal treatment Moral crusades Moral crusades Need for legislation Need for legislation Where it falls on PA agenda Where it falls on PA agenda

3. Challenge of Equality Racism Racism Reconstruction Reconstruction EEO EEO Case for Affirmative Action Case for Affirmative Action Case Against Case Against Representative Bureaucracy Representative Bureaucracy Reverse Discrimination Reverse Discrimination

4. Other Forms of Discrimination Sex Sex Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Pregnancy Pregnancy Age Age Disabilities Disabilities Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation

5. Role of PA Obligated to administer laws fairly Obligated to administer laws fairly Seek to hire a diverse workforce Seek to hire a diverse workforce Moral Leadership Moral Leadership

6. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Quantitative Quantitative Legally Driven Legally Driven Remedial Remedial Based on Assimilation Model Based on Assimilation Model Opens door in hiring process Opens door in hiring process Resisted due to perceived fears, restrictions and reverse discrimination Resisted due to perceived fears, restrictions and reverse discrimination

7. VALUING DIFFERENCES Is Qualitative Is Qualitative Ethically Driven Ethically Driven Idealistic Idealistic Based on Diversity Model Based on Diversity Model Opens Attitudes and Minds Opens Attitudes and Minds Resistance due to fear of Change & discomfort with differences Resistance due to fear of Change & discomfort with differences

8. EMBRACING DIVERSITY Is Behavioral Is Behavioral Strategically driven Strategically driven Pragmatic Pragmatic Based on Synergy Model Based on Synergy Model Opens the System Opens the System Resistance due to Denial of Demographic realities. Resistance due to Denial of Demographic realities.

9. WHY VALUE DIVERSITY? Global Marketing Global Marketing Demand for Labor Demand for Labor Makes Good Business Sense! Makes Good Business Sense! Demographics have Changed! Demographics have Changed!