Affirmative Action Born of the civil rights movement three decades ago, affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions. Institutions with affirmative action policies generally set plans for increased diversity so they use recruitment, set-asides and preference as ways of achieving those goals. These companies have it all planned out and are helping diminish discrimination against minorities and women. In its modern form, affirmative action …showed first 75 words of 590 total…

…showed last 75 words of 590 total…the lower positions, if any. If I was in a position where affirmative action was being utilized, I feel that the women and the other minorities would have an equal, and if not a greater chance over myself because companies need more diversity among them these days. I would not feel any bit discriminated at all. Minorities have been mistreated for many years and now they are finally getting their long awaited break. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**