"Proportionality is a gender quota that mandates that the gender breakdown of a school's athletic program match the gender split of the student body. ... If not, then some male athletes have to be eliminated" (Gavora). This presents the problem of interest: if the afore mentioned proportion of 55 percent female student body does not does not show a proportional amount of interest, while the 45 percent male students show a greater interest than the females, the male students will not be afforded the opportunity to participate because the numbers will show t...

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In this case these are the results of observation of the current situation of our type of female-male relations, which continues to be such even on a fundamental field of democratization - public authority. ... The spouses of civil servants - their husbands were needed to know what could be the level of difference between the answers of males and females and what do husband consider his wife to be and what are the ideological constraints do they both have in participation of women with men. ...

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While affirmative action creates equal opportunity for some individuals, it discriminates against others, primarily white males. ... Therefore, in situations like job and university applications, we should consider minorities to be as less likely a choice for hire as a white male candidate. ... This reversal of roles in racial discrimination does nothing but cause arguments and problems for both those for white males and those in the minority. ... Another situation in which affirmative action will play a part in is the physical work load, both body and mind. Women cannot produce the same a...

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There has been prejudice towards those who are not whites males in America since its founding in 1776. ... The Court held in a closely divided decision that race could be one of the factors considered in choosing a diverse student body in university admissions decisions. ... However, white males created the current institutions of society. ... Until non-whites and non-males are equally represented in institutions of social leadership, they will not be treated equally (Crawford 1). ...

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It is suggested that despite title IX, females have yet to gain gender equality and are still not given the benefits that their male counterparts receive. Therefore, male participation in the traditionally female sports would be giving men opportunities that women are still fighting for. ... By society tolerating men playing in women's sports and vice versa, it may allow for a smoother transition for women who are attempting to do the same in male dominated sports. ... It is clear that even Sports Illustrated ignores women and their achievements, so now it is rather impossible to not se...

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Affirmative action arose out of a desire to bring minority groups into institutions and professions that had traditionally been dominated by white males. ... Another pro stated at this website is that a diverse student body creates a better learning environment. ... Students can learn a lot from one another, but only if the student body contains representatives of a wide range of backgrounds. ... The last pro on this website is that lowering standards for und-represented groups raises the quality of the student body. ... Affirmative action therefore creates a student body that has tremendous a...

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Because a 2000 study showed that females had less confidence than males in their ability to do well in math and science, affirmative action programs need to show girls at the elementary, high school, and college levels that they too can pursue scientific fields. ... Since the 1950s, the female-to-male earnings gap has hovered around 60%: in 2001, for every dollar earned by a white man, white women earned 73 cents, African American women 63 cents, and Latinas 53 cents. ... Most importantly, since 90% of Americans believe that a racially-diverse student body is important, the voters will support...

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Over eighty percent of the nations corporate executive and managerial positions were occupied by the "white male," the same character whom controlled the hiring and firing of employees among these companies. ... Affirmative action was just the way the government believed they would repay minorities for all those years of suffering they were forced to endure under the high powered "white male." ... Affirmative action increased the diversity of the student body, it improved the quality of education received by all students. ... Female high school graduates were now likely to enter college...

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Abstract Gender Stereotyping affects everyone in society, both male, and female, young and old and is one of the most researched topics amongst social psychologists. ... There were 21 males and 111 females in the study. ... For this study into gender stereotypes, the groups examined will be those of males and females. ... Since the majority of Psychology students were female, the students were pre-assigned to their groups to evenly distribute the male participants (at least one per group) thereby reducing the effects of gender bias in the results. ...

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A common complaint surrounding affirmative action policies aimed at serving minorities, specifically African Americans, is that they violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution by depriving white males of equal protection under the law (Greenberg 100). ... For example, the Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced by the government in 1977 to release sixty-five white male workers to make room for minority employees (Nebraska Advisory Committee 40). ... In this historic ruling the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared that a state simply wanting and/or needing a di...

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A common complaint surrounding affirmative action policies aimed at serving minorities, specifically African Americans, is that they violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution by depriving white males of equal protection under the law (Greenberg 100). ... For example, the Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced by the government in 1977 to release sixty-five white male workers to make room for minority employees (Nebraska Advisory Committee 40). ... In this historic ruling the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared that a state simply wanting and/or needing a di...

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The Federal Government has also passed to following Acts prohibiting discrimination: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissions Act 1986 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 The Federal body that deals with legal complaints and disputes involving discrimination is the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. ... Sex discrimination against men on the basis of their gender does occur and perhaps society would benefit from having laws to protect men in this in...

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The laws" intent was to afford underprivileged minority groups" equal opportunities for employment that were available to the white male. ... This ruling still provided a good opportunity to attract a diverse student body, but many minorities were not making the acceptable SAT score to enroll in the finer schools in the country. ... Supreme Court to rule recently in favor of the University in saying that colleges and universities had compelling educational reasons for seeking a diverse student body and that they could take an applicants race into account to increase minority enrollment. ... ...

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For the sake of continuity, this research paper will refer to the general populace of Caucasian males as the white majority. ... Census Bureau conducts, have shown minorities and women make ten to forty percent less, on average, than white males. This can be partially blamed on the white males that are in the upper echelons of management in major corporations. ...

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Statistics show that more than one-fourth of all black males and 16% of Latinos can expect to spend time in prison during their lifetime, while only 4% of white males will ever go to prison. ... In addition, a third of all African American males aged 20-29 are right now either locked up, on probation, or on parole. ... Witnesses and forensic evidence suggest that the officers fired a second round of shots after a brief pause and that Diallo's body absorbed a majority of the bullets after having hit the ground. ...

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In three of those cases the person making the complaint was male. ... She also questioned whether it was appropriate to promote her male colleague in view of her complaint. After an investigation, the company wrongly informed Ms B that a verbal warning had been put on her male colleague's file and offered to transfer her to another department. ... Her male colleague was promoted soon afterwards. ... Although the steward apologised for his behaviour the next time he saw Mr D, he continued to proposition him throughout the rest of his employment by winking at him, making indecent suggesti...

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To a modest degree these bodies such as the European Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. ... Earnings are about 30 to 50 percent higher in traditionally male occupations, such as truck driver or corporate executive, than in predominantly female or sexually integrated occupations, such as secretary or schoolteacher. ...

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In India and the Indian subcontinent (and also as in other countries in South Asia), people have been systematically discriminated against on the basis of their work and descent for centuries. Over 200 million people are Dalits, also known as untouchables or outcastes. Dalit women constitute 16.3% o...

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