Affirmative action is no longer necessary for women. Discrimination continues to deny women opportunities in many fields.
T here are already laws against discrimination in employment.
We don't need affirmative action, too. Civil rights laws don't address subtle institutional discrimination. Through affirmative action, employers and educational institutions engage in outreach, recruitment, and training to remedy past and existing discrimination. Affirmative action does not mean the hiring of unqualified people. In fact, these activities are specifically prohibited by law.