Affirmative Action

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Term Paper Title	Affirmative Action
# of Words	1644
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	6.58

Affirmative action

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Miscellaneous

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Affirmative action is a growing argument among our society. It is
multifaceted and very often defined vaguely. Some can define affirmative action
as the ability to strive for equality and inclusiveness. Others might see it as
a quota-based system for different minority groups. “Affirmative action was
originally designed to help minorities” (Gross, 1996). Is affirmative action
fair? Are minority groups on equal footing? Is gaining employment for minorities
difficult? Is education easily obtained for the minority groups of people?
Affirmative action endeavors to answer all these questions, while allowing
society to believe harmony exists.

“Affirmative action was originally designed to help minorities, but women,
especially white women, have made the greatest gains as a result of these
programs” (Boston, 1996). Is affirmative action fair? In 1974, a woman named
Rose was turned down for a supervisory job in favor of a male. She was told that
she was the most qualified person, but the position was going to be filled by a
man, because he had a family to support. Five years before that, when Rose was
about to fill an entry-level position in banking, a personnel officer outlined
the woman’s pay scale, which was $25 to $50 a month less than what men were
being paid in the same position. Rose was furious because she felt this was
discriminating to her. She confronted the personnel officer and he saw nothing
wrong with it. In 1977, a woman working for a company as a clerk was informed
that she should be at home raising a family. She allowed the comments to persist
until she was given two weeks notice that her position was no longer available.
Upon leaving the position she learned the company had given the clerk position
to a man because he had a family to support. Thanks to affirmative action,
situations like the ones mentioned are becoming less frequent and employers are
correcting these situations quickly and efficiently.

Affirmative action has definitely helped women and minorities in their
careers, but it has yet to succeed in the goal of equality in the business world
for women and minorities. As more and more women are faced with discrimination
in large firms, more have decided to strike out on their own. “Observers argue
that women have made huge strides with the help of affirmative action. They now
hold 40 percent of all corporate middle-management jobs, and the number of
women-owned businesses has ...

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