Race, sex, and Clarence!Thomas: Representation change in the EEOC

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Meier, KJ; Pennington, MS; Eller, WS
• 署名单位: Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service; Stephen F Austin State University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00442.x
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 171-179
• 关键词: Bureaucracy; women; POLITICS; GENDER

摘要

The theory of representative bureaucracy concerns whether bureaucracy mirrors the origins and values of the population and, if so, whether such representation makes any difference. This article extends Hindera's examination of active bureaucratic representation within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to determine the effect of introducing new goals (disability discrimination) and priorities (sexual harassment) on the EEOC's representational patterns. Using data from the late 1980s and late 1990s, we find the extent of active representation of African Americans declined. Although the EEOC is now pursuing more cases of sex discrimination, no evidence of active representation exists for women in EEOC district offices.