The Supreme Court's Bakke decision in 1978 ruled numerical goals and quotas regarding ethnicity and gender illegal . ... In 1994 the Los Angeles Fire Department refused five thousand white men from taking their qualifying test because the department had not yet met its minority and gender hiring goals . ... It is not fair to qualify someone due to the color of his or her skin, ethnic background, or gender. ... No person shall receive special pension because of their ethnicity, gender, or race. ... Also admittance into schools will be based upon the students academic profile as opposed to ...

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Age, gender, and handicap are three others that should be equally recognized. ... The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. ... Because of these startling figures, many businesses have set up drug policies and some even have their employees take random drug tests. ...

• Word Count: 700
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the work force today many women are overlooked and pushed aside because of their gender. ... So in many times bosses are not discriminating because of race or gender but of pure power. ... Many issues that minority members must deal with in race and gender do not play apart anymore. ... There are people in the world in which will do almost anything to have a chance for their dreams to become a reality, but because of their race or gender this is an unachievable task. ...

• Word Count: 4281
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Gender stereotypes are the ideas of the society about the rights of both sexes. ... As sociology defines the roots of gender stereotypes, as people strongly define their gender identity (Ibraeva 2003:12). Gender identity is the conception of people about themselves in defining their gender. ... Because of the cultural principals and historical background the gender identity in our society sharply shapes the gender roles. ... For more understanding the routine of the gender stratification there is an explanation in sociology of how we are got to the level of high gender identity. ...

• Word Count: 5989
• Approx Pages: 24
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is more important that they are highly qualified than reflecting racial and gender balance. ... Given that an exceptional performance on standardized testing is required to get into a post secondary institution, without access to the same academic resources minority groups are at a disadvantage. ...

• Word Count: 648
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To know the only reason you were accepted was because of your race or gender can damage anyone's mind state. Known as "stereotype threat" which is "how racial and gender stereotypes, floating and abstract though they might seem, can affect concrete things, like grades, test scores, and academic identity" (Steele 211). ... The problem is it is no longer race or gender that is creating an unequal America but their social class. ... Affirmative action does nothing to make people equal to one another but actually makes others considered to be more valuable based on ethnicity and gender. ...

• Word Count: 1483
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• Grade Level: High School

The tests aren't able to measure the "stature and potential of an individual" such as what obstacles they have had to overcome or what their life experiences have been. In addition, proponents of affirmative action, like David Broder, claim that the diversity achieved through such programs allows blacks and whites and all people for that matter " to engage in educational discourse and join one another in testing the rigors of the mind." ... Shouldn't we all instead be fighting for a "color-blind society" that judges on merit and qualifications rather than race and gender. ...

• Word Count: 926
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the Gifted and Talented Programs, minority children are often overlooked when nominations are made to these programs because they perform poorly on IQ and achievement tests. ... She boasted a 3.8 grade point average and a high Law School Aptitude Test score. ... The University of California Berkley School of Law admitted every black with a grade point average of 3.5 and Law School Admission Test of ninety or above, but only 42% of whites with equally scores were admitted. UCLA School of Medicine accepted twenty-seven blacks while admitting no whites or Asians with GPA's of 3.24 ...

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What seemed like the norm in business traditions, such as seniority status and aptitude test, prevented total equality in employment. ... Since Proposition 209 made it illegal to consider race or gender in admissions, the number of African Americans in the freshman class dropped 51%, Chicano/Latinos dropped 43%, and American Indians fell 39% at Cal Berkeley alone. ... Since affirmative action gave preference not only on race but also on gender basis, women were affected. ...

• Word Count: 1910
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

First I will speak on the way gender plays a role in the differences in wages in our market place. ... This pay gap between the genders is slightly more prevalent in the United States than most other countries. ... But it is still true many people whether it is because of their religion, race, or gender are overlooked for jobs or are not paid as well. ... These also include Means-tested income transfers. ...

• Word Count: 2129
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, a series of national standardize tests, evaluates students on their proficiency in reading, writing and science. ... In other words, when co-workers have information that clearly describes an individual's job qualifications, they should be less likely to assume that he or she was hired solely on race or gender"(1998). ... With a white male dominated workforce, negative public perceptions, and low self-esteem of applicants, affirmative action offers a solution for race and gender equity. ...

• Word Count: 2762
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When people think about discrimination, they usually associate it with race or gender. ... My Spanish teacher even told me that if I didn't do well on a test, I could take it over after the season. ...

• Word Count: 1290
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School