October 29, 2003

Justice diversity issues detailed
Posted by tzannos@bostonworks.com">Svetlana Husseini at 9:39 AM -

The Department of Justice reluctantly released a report on diversity issues facing the agency's management. Women and people of diverse race and ethnic backgrounds are underrepresented in the management ranks at the DOJ.

From Newsday:

The 186-page report, which takes a critical look at diversity among department attorneys, has been withheld by Justice officials since its completion more than a year ago until last week, when it was finally made public, but only with almost half the pages blacked out.

Minority attorneys, according to a complete copy of the June 2002, report obtained by Newsday, are "significantly underrepresented" in management ranks, make on average less than whites and "are substantially more likely to leave the department than whites."

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