Affirmative Action Paper
Affirmative Action
MGT/434
June 8, 2015
Noel Woodward
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action was first fashioned in an effort to assist minorities in bounding the discriminative obstacles that were ever so present when the bill first took action in 1965. However, since that time affirmative action has progressed into many different misinterpretations among not only citizens it was intended to open the doors for, but also the school structures, employers and others who ended up executing a structure of quotas. It is one thing to end discrimination, but it is quite another when employers, schools and others give partialities to people based on the color of their skin. It is important that all organizations practice equality and fairness to all because in the end equal means equal.
Affirmative Action in the Public and Private Sector
Affirmative action in the public sector may not benefit minorities and women because although affirmative action is used to increase the hiring and promotion of minorities and women some public sector organizations create workforces that reflect the communities that it serves. Public sector employment can be hard to come by, but all minorities are vying for the same pool of jobs and this makes it difficult for public sector organizations to hire the most qualified personnel for a job that many are applying for.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico a large part of the blue collar and clerical public sector jobs are filled by Hispanics. These civil servants have a hard time moving up within the organization because of lack of skills and abilities which would make them qualified for higher paying positions. In this day and age it is not impossible for Hispanics and African Americans to hold high ranking high paying executives positions within several public sector organizations.
Affirmative action guidelines for private sector companies and public sector companies were put in place to “strengthen private employers’ accountability and
MGT/434
June 8, 2015
Noel Woodward
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action was first fashioned in an effort to assist minorities in bounding the discriminative obstacles that were ever so present when the bill first took action in 1965. However, since that time affirmative action has progressed into many different misinterpretations among not only citizens it was intended to open the doors for, but also the school structures, employers and others who ended up executing a structure of quotas. It is one thing to end discrimination, but it is quite another when employers, schools and others give partialities to people based on the color of their skin. It is important that all organizations practice equality and fairness to all because in the end equal means equal.
Affirmative Action in the Public and Private Sector
Affirmative action in the public sector may not benefit minorities and women because although affirmative action is used to increase the hiring and promotion of minorities and women some public sector organizations create workforces that reflect the communities that it serves. Public sector employment can be hard to come by, but all minorities are vying for the same pool of jobs and this makes it difficult for public sector organizations to hire the most qualified personnel for a job that many are applying for.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico a large part of the blue collar and clerical public sector jobs are filled by Hispanics. These civil servants have a hard time moving up within the organization because of lack of skills and abilities which would make them qualified for higher paying positions. In this day and age it is not impossible for Hispanics and African Americans to hold high ranking high paying executives positions within several public sector organizations.
Affirmative action guidelines for private sector companies and public sector companies were put in place to “strengthen private employers’ accountability and
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