Racial and gender diversity in state DOTs and transit agencies : a benchmark scoping.

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Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
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The purpose of this project was to analyze the current level of racial and gender diversity in state departments of transportation (SDOTs) and transit agencies, with the goal of establishing a baseline and benchmarks for employment diversity. This benchmark scoping project exemplifies the transportation industry’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women and minorities. The industry has a long history of promoting diversity, primarily through external programs such as the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program, and it now seeks to strengthen its internal diversity programs by developing and monitoring a benchmark for achieving racial and gender diversity in SDOTs and transit agencies. This project had four key objectives: 1. Identify sources of existing data on the race and gender of employees of SDOTs and transit agencies (including contract employees of public transit agencies). 2. Assess the quality of the data in terms of comprehensiveness, validity, and reliability. 3. Identify gaps in the existing data and determine what additional data need to be collected to establish a credible benchmark. 4. Establish a baseline reflecting the current status of racial and gender diversity in SDOTs and transit agencies. To accomplish these four objectives, the research team reviewed the equal employment opportunity (EEO) files provided by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, conducted a review of the available literature; and developed and administered a web survey of SDOTs. (Author/publisher) This report may be accessed by Internet users at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_585.pdf

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20072194 ST [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 2007, 51 p., ref.; Transit Cooperative Research Program TCRP Report 120, Project J-6 (Task 59) - ISSN 1073-4872 / ISBN 978-0-309-09890-8 / National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP Report 585, Project 20-24 (47) - ISSN 0077-5614 / ISBN 978-0-309-09890-8

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