Thread... My TL is full of conservatives who don't understand how Affirmative Action worked. Three points 1. The demographic that benefitted MOST from AA—more than Black, Latino, & Asians COMBINED—are white women. 1/
2. AA was NEVER about accepting unqualified people, it was always about ensuring underrepresented qualified people ALSO had a fair shot at acceptance. Universities systemically discriminated against non-white applicants. AA required them to also consider non-white applicants. /2
@QasimRashid As a white woman, when I have encountered a POC in a managerial or executive level position in a client I am working with, it always makes me feel a lot better about the organization as a good place. I’m more inclined to want to work with them. Sure I’m not the only one.