SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: LindyBill who wrote (2656)6/25/2003 11:50:37 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 793883
 
I know for a fact that once in my life I got a job through affirmative action, back in 1973. Does anybody give jobs, outright, to women based on affirmative action these days?

I suspect that being 30 and female helped get me into Tulane Law School, ten years later, although that was more "diversity" than "affirmative action".

I don't have a problem with affirmative action, due to lack of hypocrisy, and also due to growing up in the Jim Crow South and seeing how badly blacks were treated - although I do wonder when - and whether - it will ever end.

On a hopeful note, recently it was reported that teen pregnancy rates and out-of-wedlock birth rates are declining. I think that will do more to advance the living conditions of black people than almost anything else. Growing up in a two parent household is almost essential for good development.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News