Affimative_Action_In_The_US

Affimative Action In The US Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals' What are the pros/cons of these programs' What are the "loop holes" in the system' Does seniority play a role in affirmative action' Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. Affirmative action programs throughout the United States have long been a controversial issue particularly concerning employment practices (public/private) and university student and/or staff recruitment. Most public agencies have some type of instituted affirmative action program. According to Cheryl Perry-League, Director of Equal Opportunity of the Port of Oakland, every business operating on Port of Oakland owned land must have a standing affirmative action program on record and businesses bidding to do work for the Port of Oakland must have an acceptably diverse workforce. To understand the role and/or goals of affirmative actions programs we should define what the broad definition of what affirmative action is and what caused its development. The phase "affirmative action" was used in a racial discrimination context. Executive Order No. 10,925 issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. The order action, affirmative, programs, seniority, white, women, should, program, because, discrimination, system, public, people, minorities, goals, been, workplace, opponents, employment, education, through, practices, opportunity, often, national, must, less, job, hired, groups, equal, employees, cannot, about, take, states