Posted June 27, 2018 8:00 am by Comments

By Christen Smith

Leadership positions and promotion opportunities in the Department of Justice appear to favor men with friendly connections over women with merit, according to a federal report published this week.
The Office of Inspector General reviewed perceptions of gender equality across the department’s four law enforcement agencies — the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — after receiving complaints from “multiple sources,” including Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, about discrimination and harassment.
According to the inspector general’s findings, from 2011 through 2016, women accounted for only 16 percent of criminal investigators and fewer still held executive leadership positions. Women also appeared more often in support roles related to human resources, finance or program analysis rather than operational duties.
“We found that a majority of male staff, but a minority of female staff, felt their component was gender equitable and/or that gender equity was improving,” the inspector general’s report read, noting “a significant number of women” across agencies and roles reported gender discrimination “in some form,” though promotions appear to be the most egregious example.
The percentage of women in supervisory roles appears to decrease with wage grade level in every

Source: Guns.com

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