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Affirmative action allows for equal opportunity for women and minorities access to fair employment and education. There are disputes concerning whether affirmative action's policy discriminates against individuals whom are qualified for specific roles.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Many people want to repeal it. For example, white males are becoming the new minority and many people who do not fall in the minority category feel that minorities have an unfair advantage over them.
There is nothing to "repeal" since no legislature ever enacted an AA STATUTE, it is only a presidential Executive Order (EO 11246). Any President could end AA tomorrow with a new EO and no legislature or court could reverse him.
AA is still imposed on larger employers as a temporary remedy for proven discrimination. "AA plans" in fed funded contracts require workforce analysis,. but can never require race-conscious or sex-conscious hiring in violation of Title VII, a statute enacted by Congress.
White males were never a majority in the population, and still are not. Males are half the workforce and whites are about 80% of the workforce, so we expect WM to be 40%. ALL other race-sex segments are smaller, and NONE is a majority of the workforce or population.
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What argument do critics of affirmative action often make?
Critics often make the argument that affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Should Affirmative Action be eliminated?
Affirmative action, otherwise known as "reverse-discrimination", is a policy that effectively discriminates against certain groups for the benefit of other groups. The intent of such a policy is to "even the playing field." The actual result, however, is that less qualified individuals unfairly gain access to employment, education, groups, etc at the expense of more qualified individuals. But this does not even begin to address the true underpinnings of discrimination. The result of affirmative action, or discrimination, is that those in the "target" groups that affirmative action is supposed to help might obtain credentials that are then questioned (fairly or unfairly) but others who wonder if their success was a product of talent and hard-work or of government-sponsorsored discrimination - ie affirmative action. So, the result is that affirmative action actually LEADS to stereotyping, the underpinning of discrimination. Affirmative Action should absolutely be eliminated. Fairness is not unilateral - the only way to address problems of discrimination is by even-ing the playing field for all. Education and free markets are the solution.
What was an unintended outcome of affirmative action?
reverse discrimination
How many states ban affirmative action?
5
Whose administration formally established affirmative action?
nixon
How do you use affirmative action in a sentence?
Affirmative action is about farming
What employers are subject to affirmative action?
what employer are subject to affirmative action
Is weak affirmative action morally defensible?
No affirmative action is morally defensible.
When was Chinese for Affirmative Action created?
Chinese for Affirmative Action was created in 1969.
IS Arizona an affirmative action state?
No, Arizona does not have affirmative action policies in place. In fact, the state passed a ballot measure in 2010 that prohibited affirmative action in areas such as college admissions and hiring practices.
What is Affurmative Action?
Affirmative Action
When was Affirmative Action Around the World created?
Affirmative Action Around the World was created in 2004.
Did African Americans have to face affirmative action?
The question is unclear. Affirmative action is aimed at compensating for the perceived disadvantages of one group. African-Americans are traditionally the beneficiaries of Affirmative action.
How many pages does Affirmative Action Around the World have?
Affirmative Action Around the World has 239 pages.
What is the term used that gives minorities equal opportunities in hiring?
Affirmative Action
When was affirmative action put into action?
1965
Opponents of affirmative action have argued that the policy?
Opponents of affirmative action have argued that the policy actually promotes "revers" discrimination. This is because affirmative action favors people based on race instead of ability.
