1 Affirmative Action Affirmative action started forty years ago. The federal government took the first steps toward equal opportunity for minorities in employment. These programs have also been included in higher education and military (Update: Affirmative Action). In today’s society it ...

“Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education and business from which they have been historically excluded. Our country remains divided over affirmative action. Most people agree that U.S. society shoul...