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affirmative action Social medicine The removal of artificial barriers to the employment of ♀ and disadvantaged minorities, or admission of same to highly selective institutions of higher learning; AA refers to any effort to recruit and
hire members of previously disadvantaged groups, as a means of erasing past inequities. See Bakke v Regents of the University of California, Reverse discrimination; Cf Glass ceiling. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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promoting employment equity programs and anti-racist workplace education. While work still needs to be done at the board level, corporate America continues to enhance their diversity initiatives going beyond historical employment equity legislation demands and recognizing the contributions that individuals can make. Legalized abortion, pay equity, employment equity, day care, you think that came easy? |
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