Alexandra Spencer

Affirmative Action

            There were times in which affirmative action defiantly was useful especially right after all the civil rights movements which were granting more rights to minorities and women when African Americans. At this time putting affirmative action into place was absolutely necessary even if the employer or university claimed that they would not be discriminatory there probably still was. This helped minorities and women to be able to get jobs or get into universities that they otherwise would not have been able to because of the help affirmative action. Now being that it is the year 2013 I do not believe that these laws or practices should still be in place. Now we have become a very blended society and in most cases everyone is treated equally regardless of sex or race. People now get the job or into the university because they are qualified for it not because they need to fill a quota.

            This is a society today everyone is supposed to be treated equally and if a person is better qualified than they should get the job or get into the university regardless of race or gender. I think that affirmative action can cause reverse discrimination. For someone who is better qualified for a job but does not get it because the business has to hire more minorities because of affirmative action so they chose the lesser qualified applicant. This to me in unfair and should not be the case anymore. I believe that everyone deserves equal opportunity race and gender should not play a factor when hiring for a job or getting into a university. I believe more in the tie-breaker model that as long as they are equally qualified with the other applicants that the employer should chose the better applicant regardless of anything else. This model I think provides more of a balance in the work place and will put into place a better dynamic if there is more equal opportunity. I also think that race and gender should not be a factor or something that should have to be put on a resume because the employers should hire based on the proper credentials not anything else. In a perfect world everything should be equal and fair to everyone regardless of race or gender and I think our country has made great progress over the years with these issues and I hope that we continue to progress.