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Affirmative Action Essay

Affirmative action was originally designed to help minorities, but women especially white women have made the greatest gains as a result of these program. Affirmative action is a growing argument among our society. It is multifaceted and very often defined vaguely. Many people define affirmative action as the ability to strive for equality and inclusiveness. Others might see it as a quote based system for different minority groups.

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 month less than what men were being paid for the same position. Rose was furious because she felt this was discriminating to her. She confronted......

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