affirmative action

Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to ...

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Affirmative action, the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help
eliminate past and present discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, ...

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The association of professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity,
diversity and other human resource programs. Offers background information ...

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Information from the U.S. Department of Labor for federal contractors and
subcontractors regarding affirmative actions that must be taken by covered
employers ...

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In its tumultuous 48-year history, affirmative action has been both praised and
pilloried as an answer to racial inequality. The term "affirmative action" was first ...

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A concise article describing several key misunderstandings of affirmative action.
Well worth reading!

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Affirmative action is the nation's most ambitious attempt to redress its long history
of racial and sexual discrimination. But these days it seems to incite, rather than ...

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Affirmative action is one of the most effective tools for redressing the injustices
caused by our nation's historic discrimination against people of color and women, ...

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Dec 5, 2011 ... News about affirmative action. Commentary and archival information about
affirmative action from The New York Times.

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Dec 28, 2001 ... “Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of
women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and ...

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