Workforce diversity in the public sector: an evaluation of the performance of English local authorities

Andrews, Rhys William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819, Boyne, George Alexander and Walker, Richard Mark 2006. Workforce diversity in the public sector: an evaluation of the performance of English local authorities. Policy & Politics 34 (2) , pp. 287-306. 10.1332/030557306776315868

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Abstract

The increased recognition of diversity within Western democracies has resulted in particular attention being paid to the representativeness of staff within public organisations. However, little systematic research has been conducted into workforce diversity in public organisations in the UK. In this article we develop criteria of performance on workforce diversity, and analyse the Best Value Performance Indicators for 2001–03 to evaluate whether employment in English local government is equitable with respect to gender, minority ethnicity and disability. Our analysis shows that the relative performance of councils varies markedly, depending on the dimension of diversity and the criterion of performance that is applied.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics) Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	workforce diversity ; public sector ; performance ; English local government
Publisher:	Policy Press
ISSN:	0305-5736
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 09:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2715

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