Anti-Discrimination - Policies + Issues

Anti-Discrimination Policies + issues •The government has several ways of dealing with discrimination Promote strong, growing economy Improve education and training opportunities for women Through direct govt. intervention The Affirmative Action Controversy Affirmative Action groups that have suffered past discrimination and face current impediments to equal opportunity In support of Opposing Affirmative action Affirmative Action Bc women & ethnic groups have been discrim. •Some ppl believe that AA & aggressive recruitment against in the past, today there is a but is becoming preferential treatment Socio-economic gap equal opportunity is not enough to close this gap, AA results in; agressive action is needed to hire women + Ethnic groups Hiring less qualified workers ↓ economic efficiency is impaired Job discrimination is pervasive Preferential Treatment is discrimination It will persist for decades is we only accept Majority workers who have been passed over may marginal anti-discriminatory changes. resent those who were given special treatment Discrimination has become so institutionalized People may mistake highly qualified workers as that extraordinary countermeasures are required 'affirmative action hires Non-discriminatory groups already have on-the-job seniority Women + ethnic groups lack education and training to compete. NOTE The Employment Equity Act 1998 outlawed wage and Employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender and national origin