Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies)...
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In the United States, affirmative action consists of government-mandated, government-approved, and voluntary private programs granting special consideration...
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In the People's Republic of China, the government had instated affirmative action policies for ethnic minorities called preferential policy (simplified...
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An affirmative action bake sale is a type of campus protest event used by student groups to performatively criticize affirmative action policies by charging...
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (category Affirmative action)
United States. DEI policy emerged from Affirmative Action in the United States. The legal term "affirmative action" was first used in "Executive Order No...
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Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study is a 2004 nonfiction work by economist Thomas Sowell. Already known as a critic of affirmative...
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remedial efforts aimed at overcoming such discrimination, such as affirmative action. The theory behind racial color blindness is that a person should...
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Affirmative action refers to activities or policies that seek to help groups that are often affected by discrimination obtain equal access to opportunities...
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Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) is a San Francisco–based advocacy organization. Founded in 1969, its initial goals were equality of access to employment...
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during her senatorial campaign. Harris opposed California's ban on affirmative action and filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court case Fisher...
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