How Disparate Impact Theory Has Expanded Employment Opportunities for Women

Women’s entry into high-wage, high-skill, nontraditional occupations, such as firefighting, police work or construction, was made possible in large part by challenges to a variety of recruitment, hiring, and promotion practices that adversely affected women and would have otherwise remained unchanged but for the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act “disparate impact” theory of discrimination.  This fact sheet explores how disparate impact theory has expanded employment opportunities for women.

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Disparate Impact Theory and Employment Opportunities for Women