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Candor, Constructive Conflict Keys To Good Social Policy
Social policy comes from decisions made within a governmental or political setting regarding guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect human welfare. Good social policy requires good decision making by…
Scholars and Practitioners Honored at 2015 Annual Conference
Twenty leading practitioners, scholars and organizations will be honored for their contributions and extraordinary commitment to public service during the American Society for Public Administration’s Annual Conference in Chicago. The…
Ohio Youth Group Wins National Equal Opportunity Award
By PA TIMES March 6, 2015 The Akron PeaceMakers, an anti-violence, youth civic group, will be awarded the 2015 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award from the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). …
The Catch-22 of Women in Executive Positions
Barriers to women’s advancement tend to be somewhat complex. Some of these barriers are created by what feminists have termed “second shift.” Employers practically demand total and complete dedication to…
Capable Women, Capable Leaders, Complex Challenges
Many studies provide perspectives about the disparity of men and women who fill leadership roles in state government. While gender discrimination is a pertinent issue, it is important to expand…
Where Are the Women?
What professions come to mind when we think about or discuss women as leaders? Health care, education, social services could be a few options. However, it is still rare to…
Strengthening Social Equity: Robin Hood Joins ASPA
Robin Hood was too busy fighting for social equity to ponder the philosophic roots of his acts – take from those that have and give to those that have not.…
Judicial Decisions and the Impact on Public Administration
As public administrators, we serve the general public by working for the bureaucracy. At times, we are faced with making decisions solely based on ensuring we still have a job…
Human Rights Competence of Diversity & Social Equity in Public Affairs
We live in a time of culture wars. Nowhere is this more evident than in classroom teachings about diversity and social equity in public affairs. However, public agencies routinely record…
Judicial Decisions on Niqab: How Far Is Too Far?
The West generally, and Canada in particular, can be described as the epitome of freedom, acceptance and openness. There is a strong tradition of separation of power and the practice…
Understanding and Strengthening Social Equity
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Monique M. Maldonado February 20, 2015 While some individuals…