Supporters claim Proposition 209 will eliminate unfair preferences. But opponents, including most national women's and civil rights groups, say Clause C would weaken gender discrimination laws and reduce funding for programs such women's centers on university campuses. They say it could me. This issue is about what we want for our society. We have to, stop talking about you versus me.
Affirmative action is about community, about bringing people together.
Opponents of 209 say Campbell's experiences are all too common for small business women and women in traditionally male careers. Proposition 209 opponets scoff at the idea that without affirmative I action, people would use good faith efforts to diversify schools. African-Americans relied on good faith efforts for hundreds years, and women did so for 2,000 years, said Eleanor Smeal, president of Feminist Majority.