Equal Opportunity Update

December 2010

Report Analyzes Successful Campaign to Defeat Colorado’s Anti-Equal Opportunity Ballot Measure

The University of Colorado at Boulder recently released a report analyzing the key factors that led to the defeat (49 percent – 51 percent) of Amendment 46, a ballot initiative that would have amended the Colorado state constitution to ban equal opportunity in public higher education, employment and contracting in 2008.

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Despite Progress, Study Finds Women and Minorities Still Underrepresented in Executive Positions

A recent study by Calvert Investments found that women and minorities are still underrepresented in top-level positions in companies despite their increasing workforce participation.

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Equal Opportunity News

Prop 107 To Have Messy Unintended Consequences - Arizona Daily Wildcat - 12/1/10

Affirmative action plan bad for minorities? - The Salt Lake Tribune - 12/3/10

Obama Plans Government Workplace Diversity Effort - The Washington Post - 12/15/10

New Program Helps Women-Owned Businesses Vie for Government Contracts - Business News Daily - 12/13/10

Glass Ceiling Still Sturdy, Says Uc Study - San Francisco Business Times - 12/2/10

Outsider Confusing Anti-Affirmative Action With Civil Rights - The Salt Lake Tribune - 11/27/10

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