Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action Disaun Cooper Macro Economics Mr. Bob Marion April 12,2004 In recent years, affirmative action has been discussed and debated more rigorously than any other in its thirty-nine year history because of a strained economy and a perception of limited resources. ... However, on the other hand those in opposition of affirmative action view it as reverse discrimination against white men that has gone too far. To truly gain an understanding of affirmative action’s goals and purposes for being implemented, you will first need to understand how it came about. Affirmative Action, was introduced by President Lyndon B. ... Affirmative action was included under President Johnson’s 1965 Executive Order 11246, which requires federal contractors to “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.” In 1967 President Johnson expanded the Executive Order 11246 to include women under the affirmative action requirements. ... Affirmative action policies required measures to be taken to ensure that minorities and women were given the same opportunities for promotions, salary increases, career advancement, school admission, scholarships, and financial aid, in which they had been excluded from since the birth of our great nation.