ally female, who are often vulnerable to male supervisors seeking sexual favors (Clarkson, Miller, Jentz, & Cross, 2004; Paul, 1999). This Executive Order established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and impacts upon all federal contractees (Bateman & Snell, 2004).
Since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and its Title VII, companies have been specifically prohibited from any discriminatory action in employment decisions, such as recruitment, hiring, discharge, layoffs, discipline, promotion, compensation, and access to training (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2004). Racial bias in employment has been described by Miller and Jentz (2000) as a form of discrimination that has led to significant disadvantages negatively impacting upon African-Americans and other "peoples of color" in the United States. Racial discrimination as an institutionalized form of racism targeted selected
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