National Aeronautics and Space Administration 50th Anniversary Diversity And Equal Opportunity

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In celebration of NASA’s 50th
anniversary, we take a look back on the
role the Agency’s diversity and equal
opportunity (EO) efforts have played
in shaping the workforce and the
NASA work environment during this
dynamic period.
The Early Days
NASA’s first Agency EO office was
created in September 1971. NASA EO
head, Ruth Bates Harris, willingly put
her position on the line to call attention
to the need for EO progress at NASA
and develop a blueprint for a successful program. Subsequently, in March
1972, NASA convened the Agency’s
first EO conference at Kennedy Space
Center, where NASA Administrator
James C. Fletcher publicly expressed
commitment to the spirit as well as the
letter of EO.
Strides in Workforce Diversity
Back in the early 1970s, NASA’s
minority workforce representation,