What do YOU think of Affirmative Action?
Is it racism against whites and Asians or is it necessary to help blacks and Latinos?
26-30, M
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NCCindy · 36-40, F
If you really take the time to understand what Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity means, it's hard to not agree with it.
Affirmative Action = make an effort to find people who are well qualified and help them be well qualified.
Equal Opportunity = Once you find people, for some position, treat them all equally.
I've definitely been the recipient of the Affirmative Action ... I probably got more mentoring and coaching at my company than a guy might have gotten ... I'm a woman in a tech job, a real minority ... but, when the decision was made to put me in the position I'm in, I was very well qualified for it !!! I'm pretty confident that if I was a guy, I'd end up in the same place, but TBH, it would have definitely taken me longer to get there !!!
Affirmative Action = make an effort to find people who are well qualified and help them be well qualified.
Equal Opportunity = Once you find people, for some position, treat them all equally.
I've definitely been the recipient of the Affirmative Action ... I probably got more mentoring and coaching at my company than a guy might have gotten ... I'm a woman in a tech job, a real minority ... but, when the decision was made to put me in the position I'm in, I was very well qualified for it !!! I'm pretty confident that if I was a guy, I'd end up in the same place, but TBH, it would have definitely taken me longer to get there !!!