Affirmative Action for Equal Employment Opportunity

DEFINITION OF POLICY

It is the continuing policy of Brigham and Women's Hospital to ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard and not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, income, national origin or veteran's status.  Brigham and Women’s Hospital recognizes that the recruitment, retention, and promotion of a diverse staff is essential to the hospital’s mission.

In reaffirming this policy and its philosophical commitment to Affirmative Action, Brigham and Women's Hospital seeks to pursue a positive remedy for the conditions and problems that create inequality and the lack of equal opportunity within the total employment program.  Understanding the need for the qualities of all people in the work force, Brigham and Women's Hospital is committed to Affirmative Action to bring the concept and the practice of effective equal employment opportunity to reality.  A diverse workforce is crucial to Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s commitment to providing culturally competent care and service.

It is the responsibility of all Brigham and Women's Hospital employees to conform to both the letter and the spirit of equal opportunity and Affirmative Action.  It is a primary responsibility of the Vice President for Human Resources to develop, coordinate and monitor a plan for Affirmative Action.   In addition, it is the responsibility of members of Brigham and Women’s Hospital management to apply these principles in Affirmative Action.