Affirmative Action and Women Advancement

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Many minorities especially women have been subjected to unjust treatment. This has ultimately caused the striving for success to be something that was deemed as unattainable by many; cause of it all – Discrimination. Discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things; particularly on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Discrimination has been around the world since the conception of time, and still handling matters of today discrimination often plays a part. With discrimination being the primary word it is being used based on Affirmative Action and the term “glass-ceiling”.

Affirmative action can be defined as the steps and different processes taken for women and minorities to excel in many areas including the workplace in particular, whereas the term “glass-ceiling” refers to the attitudes, barriers, and stereotypes that prevent advancements. For women to have a fair chance in the workplace, primitive sexual harassment, and stereotypes need to be eliminated in the office by having businesses create a skill based diversity training program that will teach the employees how to be open-minded.

Affirmative action has a bipartisan history. Affirmative action carried the sole purpose in bringing about equality amongst many and equal opportunity for all. The requirement that Federal contracts contain a clause banning employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed and national origin has been an established part of Federal contracting policy since 1941 when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 outlawing discrimination in the war industries. This order was strengthened by the executive orders of four other successful presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwi...

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