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Day-to-day problems faced by women who are attempting to gain or maintain their certification in the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program are examined. Examples are offered of individual case histories documenting discrimination against female DBE participants and viable suggestions are made for remedying this discrimination.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1282, Transportation Construction 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Case studies; Certification; Disadvantaged business enterprises; Discrimination; Females; Problem identification

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