Affirmative Action, discrimination, women, ethnic minorities

Affirmatice action ist in den Vereinigten Staaten eine Sammelbezeichnung für Gesetze, Richtlinien und administratives Vorgehen, die darauf abzielen, eine spezifische Form der Diskriminierung zu beenden und korrektes Verhalten einzuführen. Dies beinhaltet von der Regierung unterstützte, sanktionierte und freiwilligen Programme, die darauf abzielen, Zugang zu Bildung und Arbeit zu gewährleisten.

Affirmative action in the United States is a set of laws, policies, guidelines, and administrative practices "intended to end and correct the effects of a specific form of discrimination." These include government-mandated, government-sanctioned, and voluntary private programs that tend to focus on access to education and employment, specifically granting special consideration to historically excluded groups such as racial minorities or women.The impetus toward affirmative action is redressing the disadvantagesassociated with past and present discrimination. Further impetus is a desire to ensure public institutions, such as universities, hospitals, and police forces, are more representative of the populations they serve.