Affirmative Action
            
             Affirmative action is a plan to increase the number of minority employees at all levels within an organization. In this paper I will be explaining the racial discrimination, and how it exists in the work place. I will also discuss what affirmative action is and what are the pros and con of this program. There will also be some possible solutions to help make this program better than it is.
            
             Does racial discrimination exist in the work place? Well, it all depends on what work place or what type of firm. There are many reported types of discrimination, which include the following people. There is discrimination against woman, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics or anyone else that is considered a part of the minority group. There is even a finer line of discrimination, which includes age, race, color, sex, religion, natural origin, or even the handicapped. There are many managers that participate discrimination because of their own personal problems, and they are not concerned with who is going to do the best job. As an opinion I can see that there is a little of discrimination at my job because I feel that my manager thinks that a man can do a better job than a woman can. In my department there aren't any woman working there and not just because no one has applied.
            
             Affirmative Action is a plan or organization that helps to increase the number of minorities in the work force. This plan was originally undertaken by president Lyndon Johnson's administration in order to improve opportunities for African Americans while civil-rights legislation dismantled the legal basis for discrimination against them. There are many pros and cons for this program that I will be listing in the next few sentences. First is an example of a con (against) the program. In the beginning many firms pledged to recruit and hire a certain number of minority members by a specific date. To achieve this goal, they ...