Affirmative action?
Affirmative action means taking steps to increase the number of women and minorities in school/business. Opponents say it is unfair to advance people by anything but merit, proponents say it is correcting generations of unfair practices. ChaCha!
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Your answer is noun | a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities. Src: Wolfram|Alpha
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"Affirmative action" means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment.
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Affirmative Action: the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority-group members, esp. in employment. Noun. ChaCha!
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Affirmative action n. A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal MORE
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