Responses to favorable sex discrimination.

Abstract

The passage of 1964 Civil Rights Act was an important milestone in civil rights movement in United States. It was designed to guarantee of for minority groups and women, historic victims of discrimination in employment and education. Most groups seem to have accepted this legislation, or learned to live with it. In recent years, however, enforcement of 1964 law has produced a large degree of interpersonal and intergroup conflict. Specifically, disagreements have concerned executive orders 11246 and 11375 which are enforcement instruments of Titles VI and VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act. These orders, as implemented by several federal agencies, are known as affirmative-action programs. The underlying assumption behind these regulations is that employers must do more than guarantee equality of opportunity in order to comply with law: the contractor [will] do more than ensure employment neutrality with regard to race, color, sex, and national