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Embracing and harnessing diversity in the US workforce: what have we learned?

Author: Mark Pope

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2012

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Cultural diversity in the US includes race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of culture. American ethnic and racial minorities currently account for 31% of the US population, and growing. Their career development issues include the barriers they regularly encounter, such as discrimination; inequitable access to resources; and language, religious, and cultural differences. Career counselors and vocational psychologists in the US have been actively studying these issues for many years and have some successes to report.

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Title: Embracing and harnessing diversity in the US workforce: what have we learned?
Author: Mark Pope
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-012-9215-x

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