Affirmative action, what's that mean to you? There are many misconceptions about this act; for example, many opposing sides of this will argue that affirmative action will cause employers to turn down a qualified white man for a job, and higher a unqualified minority, or woman instead. The reasoning is because they currently have so many white men on the job. Fortunately this is not true; affirmative action gives women and minorities who are "qualified", …showed first 75 words of 368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 368 total…college students begin to climb steadily: In 1970, 7.8 percent of college students were black; 1980, 9.1 percent, and in 1990, 11.3 percent. Affirmative action means fairness to all women and minorities, either applying for a job or admitting to colleges. No matter what it is people should be judged on their experience and education, not just on the color of their skin or because their women. Affirmative action is what is needed and hopefully stays until people are treated equally.