Exploring the Effect of Four Factors on Affirmative Action Programs for Women

Our study aims to explore determinants and mechanisms that support affirmative action programs (AAPs). Managing the programs and enhancing women's well-being in organizational life requires knowledge about support for AAPs. Although many studies have examined attitudes toward these, they have c...

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Published in:Asian journal of women's studies 2014, 20(1), , pp.31-70
Main Authors: Sunhee, Kim, Seoyong, Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative action
Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs)
Colleges & universities
Confucianism
Discrimination
Elections
Employment
Equal rights
Equality
Female employees
Feminism
Gender
Politics
Regulation
Society
여성학
적극적 고용평등 프로그램
젠더
차별
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Summary:Our study aims to explore determinants and mechanisms that support affirmative action programs (AAPs). Managing the programs and enhancing women's well-being in organizational life requires knowledge about support for AAPs. Although many studies have examined attitudes toward these, they have confined their scope of research to their particular theoretical disciplines. Our study analyzes the impact of four primary factors-gender, political factors, psychological factors, and social structure on support for the programs. These in turn consist of eight variables, as we shall see, and we examine the varieties of causal mechanisms that are concerned with moderation and mediation, as well as the causal relationships within the variables. Our findings suggest that the four factors have comparative strengths in explaining support for AAPs and have moderating, mediating, and causal impact on them.
ISSN:1225-9276
2377-004X
DOI:10.1080/12259276.2014.11666172