Is Affirmative Action a set of laws used to disadvantage whites and diminish their chances to obtain employment and opportunities?
Affirmative Action is a term that has been applied to many public and private initiatives designed to address problems of discriminating or exclusion in employment, education and contracting. The policies were instituted as a vehicle to transform the landscape of American social justice from an unequal playing field to an equal one. However, these policies have often been wrongly perceived as a tool used to subjugate whites. In truth, the policies are the government’s mechanism for implementing the Civil Rights Acts by ensuring that employers participate in good faith efforts to eliminate discrimination. These good faith efforts ensure that specific, results-oriented procedures are employed to balance competing interests and provide equal access in educational and employment arenas for all people.
Related Questions
- decides to import workers or export jobs, would that eliminate the need for the affirmative action laws; if not, what impact would it have?
- Is Affirmative Action a set of laws used to disadvantage whites and diminish their chances to obtain employment and opportunities?
- Do affirmative action laws only require us to hire women and specific minority groups?
