ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9292-7940
Year
2022
Season
Spring
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication
NACO controlled Corporate Body
University of North Florida. School of Communication
Committee Chairperson
Dr. Stephynie Perkins
Second Advisor
Dr. Berrin Beasley
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Third Advisor
Dr. Brian Thornton
Department Chair
Dr. John Parmelee
College Dean
Dr. Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Abstract
This thesis uses historical analysis to review how the NASA Communication Office published information about its equal opportunity efforts from the 1970s through the 2010s. NASA press materials were examined using various keywords to search for programs and initiatives to recruit and maintain women and minorities in the space agency. The idea to create internal programs to increase women and minorities within NASA appeared in the mid-1970s, but the agency did not report initiatives until the late 1980s and 2010s, when the keywords women, minorities, and equal opportunity were mentioned most often. NASA continues to develop and implement diversity programs to assess the workforce development and inclusion initiatives for the 21st century.
Suggested Citation
Smith, Heather D., "Where are my People? A Historical Analysis on NASA’s Equal Opportunity Initiatives" (2022). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 1123.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/1123
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