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• Equal Opportunity Employment — The term Equal Employment Opportunity was created by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he signed Executive Order 11246 on September 24, 1965, created to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, sex,… …   Wikipedia

• Equal opportunity — is a term which has differing definitions and there is no consensus as to the precise meaning. [Rabe, Johan. 2001. Equality, Affirmative Action, and Justice. Books on Demand. p. 83] Some use it as a descriptive term for an approach intended to… …   Wikipedia

• equal opportunity — equal op·por·tu·ni·ty n often attrib: freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual orientation see also equal employment opportunity commission in …   Law dictionary

• equal-opportunity employer — An employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. Employers typically claim to be equal opportunity employers in job advertisements or postings (sometimes using the… …   Law dictionary

• equal-opportunity — [ē′kwəl äp΄ər to͞o′nə tē, ē′kwəl äp΄ərtyo͞o′nə tē] adj. 1. treating all employees and applicants for employment equally, without discriminating in terms of race, sex, religion, etc. 2. random or impartial in action or effect; not selective: often …   Universalium

• equal-opportunity — [ē′kwəl äp΄ər to͞o′nə tē, ē′kwəl äp΄ərtyo͞o′nə tē] adj. 1. treating all employees and applicants for employment equally, without discriminating in terms of race, sex, religion, etc. 2. random or impartial in action or effect; not selective: often …   English World dictionary

• equal opportunity — equal opportunity, adj. policies and practices in employment and other areas that do not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, mental or physical handicap, or national origin. * * * …   Universalium

• equal opportunity —    A right guaranteed under both federal and many state laws that outlaws any discrimination in employment, education or housing because of a person s race, color, sex (or sexual orientation), religion, national origin, age or disability. Anyone… …   Business law dictionary

• equal opportunity — /ikwəl ɒpəˈtjunəti/ (say eekwuhl opuh tyoohnuhtee) noun 1. the situation or principle of providing the same opportunities, as in employment, education, etc., to everyone without regard to gender, ethnic background, age, physical disability, etc.… …  

• equal opportunity — e′qual opportu′nity n. bus policies and practices, esp. in employment, that bar discrimination based on race, color, age, sex, religion, mental or physical handicap, or national origin e′qual opportu′nity, adj …   From formal English to slang

• equal opportunity — noun the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑civil right …   Useful english dictionary