e males but if half of the people of color who are admitted to schools under affirmative action programs were cut, the acceptance rates of white men would only increase by only 2%. (www.auaa.org)V. Those were just a few of the misconceptions surrounding affirmative action policies, the truth of the matter isA. That affirmative action’s plans are not to place people in jobs that they are not qualified for.1. You cannot stay employed in a job if they do not have the skills to perform their tasks.B. And to say that affirmative action acts on the basis of prejudice is not true.1. It does not display bias or has an irrational hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.2. It is just a way of helping people get jobs.VII. Affirmative action is praiseworthy for the simple fact that it can help qualified people get the jobs they deserve.A. Affirmative action was originally designed to help minorities, but women especially have made the greatest gains because of these programs. B. Thanks to today’s interpretation and enforcement situations like the one I mentioned earlier are becoming rarer. C. It has helped women and minorities to further their careers. 1. According to the Americans United for Affirmative Action web site women now hold 40% of all corporate middle-management jobs, and the number of women-owned businesses has more than doubled since 1982. 2. But, this is just the beginning, the National Organization for Women states that white men still hold 95% of the high end level corporate jobs. D. Affirmative action is necessary so that women and people of color of various economic classes have the opportunity to enter all fields, it helps qualified candidates overcome racism and sexism. VI. History has shown that discrimination has and always will be a problem as long as society remains ignorant of its existence.A. By hearing about the background and by the clarification of misconceptions you will und...
