The Case for Affirmative Action

Few government programs are more maligned and misunderstood than affirmative action. What it does and doesn’t do is shrouded in misconceptions. Few realize that women benefit most from the program. Women doing the same work still earn considerably less than their male counterparts. The percentage of women in senior management positions is minuscule. Racial discrimination remains persistent as recent incidents with Texaco and Wendy’s attest.