Embedding equity in airport operations and practices: A case study

Jay Doran and Tania Park
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Jay Doran: Office of Equity, USA
Tania Park: Port of Seattle, USA

Journal of Airport Management, 2023, vol. 17, issue 4, 343-358

Abstract: Government institutions play a key role in advancing equity or perpetuating systemic inequities. As part of a long-standing journey, the Port of Seattle became the first port authority in the US to establish an Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) in 2019. Since this milestone, the country has navigated not only a pandemic, but also a period of racial reckoning, which accelerated the Port’s commitment and actions. This paper explores why the Port believes addressing equity and anti-racism is mission critical as a public sector institution and how doing so has the potential to have a positive impact on its mandate and outcomes. In addition, the paper explores three areas in which the Port has initiated systematic changes in efforts to embed equity in its operations and practices.

Keywords: equity; race; racism; BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and people of colour); best practice; budget; hiring; represented workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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