Affirmative defense

different views, stances, opinions and even laws on affirmative action. In 1961, “affirmative action” was first said in an Executive Order signed by President John F. Kennedy. President Lyndon Johnson followed through with the advocacy for affirmative action by signing an Executive Order in 1965. That executive order required government contractors to use affirmative action policies in their hiring to increase the number of minority employees. Affirmative Action was not strictly used for…

Over the time thousands of bloody wars fought for the sakes of land, money, and goods. Debatably, the most brutal wars have been fought for something much less materialistic: equality. Although most American citizens are lucky enough to live in a country striving toward equality more than ever before, equal opportunity is still far from being something felt by all. In modern America, people claim that women in the workforce are the ones who are stuck suffering from inside the confines of…

Non-Smoking Hiring Policies Such an approach can be seen when companies, that share the same viewpoint, craft policies forbidding the hiring of those who smoke cigarettes. The rationale behind the policy of maintaining a staff of non-smokers is to guarantee that new and current employees are not susceptible to the various types of cancer associated with smoking cigarettes. By excluding smokers in the workplace, there can be more focus on maximizing productivity without any health-related…

The American society has come a long way. There have been numerous advances in medicine and technology over the centuries but a society as advanced as the U.S.A cannot get passed the skin color of a person. The discrimination that blacks face on a daily basis is far from over though it is not as obvious as it used to be. Gone are the days when signs were put up prohibiting blacks from riding on the same bus as whites. Gone also are the days when blacks and whites were not allowed to attend…

Sophia, a sixteen-year-old student of Columbian decent, lives in the outskirts of a primarily white neighborhood. Her family cannot afford for her to have the books she needs for school. Since starting high school, Sophia’s grades have declined. Her parents cannot help her with her homework; English is their second language. On top of that, they do not have the money to have someone tutor her after school. Everyday, Sophia sees her classmates, mostly White students, with the most advanced…

They also launched an extensive affirmative-action program to increase African-American representation within its workforce and to diversify its recruitment strategies (Dougal, 1998). It seems that Shoney’s overhaul did help the organization achieve a higher level of equality within its organization…

The concept of the American Dream has been given many meanings over the years and one of the most common one is the notion that American should be grounded on equality. The American Dream is the idea that every individual should have the freedom to air their views and to acquire wealth and fame through hard work irrespective of their social class (Cullen, 8). I find this meaning to be biased depending on the different social classes that exist in America, public figures like Martin Luther King…

Introduction Diversity; a small word with a large meaning. Diversity is present in all aspects of our lives. Whether we are talking about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, or even sexual orientation we are talking about diversity. Diversity is not always looked at in a positive manner but without diversity we would all be the same. We would all be normal; no one would have unique backgrounds or interesting life stories. Our society is built on diversity and the individualism of our population.…

Is TV Too White? Visible minorities make up less than 30% of all those who appear in the top 100 films of 2014, according to University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication (Smith et al). A number which is too low to represent the diversity of multicultural countries such as Canada, United States, Australia, etc. When asked what are the difficulties of working in the entertainment industry, amateur actors from various backgrounds mostly mention the complicated task of…

Multiculturalism is a debated topic in Canada and around the world due to rising issues of identity and rights for minority groups. Will Kymlicka is a Canadian scholar who “focuses on issues of democracy and diversity, and in particular on models of citizenship and social justice within multicultural societies.” Kymlicka proposes that states should protect minority and cultural rights, attempts to categorize minorities into two groups, identifies that culture is a synonym to a nation and states…