Open Doors, Segregated Facilities: African American Women’s Incorporation into AC Transit

Donna Pate entered AC Transit as a junior typist-clerk in the Transportation Department in March 1973. After promoting her to a full typist-clerk in July, the company transferred her to the Dial-A-Ride program. Pate later applied for a supervisory position in the Transportation Department’s clerical...

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1. Verfasser:	Katrinell M. Davis
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans American minorities Anthropology Applied anthropology Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Business Business administration Cultural anthropology Divination Employment discrimination Engineering Ethnic groups Ethnology Folk beliefs Folk culture Folkloristics Harassment Hiring Human aggression Human behavior Human populations Human resources Magic Men Omens Passengers Persons Population studies Psychology Public transportation Social attitudes Social behavior Social discrimination Social psychology Social sciences Staffing Transportation Travelers White people Women Working women
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Zusammenfassung:	Donna Pate entered AC Transit as a junior typist-clerk in the Transportation Department in March 1973. After promoting her to a full typist-clerk in July, the company transferred her to the Dial-A-Ride program. Pate later applied for a supervisory position in the Transportation Department’s clerical unit but was denied the opportunity. J. Dale Goodman, the transportation manager, explained that he selected the White female candidate because of her secretarial experience. However, Pate felt certain that the woman, who had less experience and a shorter tenure with AC Transit than the African American women candidates for the position, had been selected