This is debatable - affirmative action can be interpreted to give preferential treatment to certain groups (based on race/gender/etc). This isn't _necessarily_

This is debatable - affirmative action can be interpreted to give preferential treatment to certain groups (based on race/gender/etc). This isn't _necessarily_ a bad thing, especially in the short term. But extended indefinitely it can certainly lead to qualified applicants being passed over in a discriminatory way. > The executive order also required contractors with 51 or more employees and contracts of $50,000 or more to implement affirmative action plans to increase the participation of minorities and women in the workplace if a workforce analysis demonstrates their under-representation, meaning that there are fewer minorities and women than would be expected given the numbers of minorities and women qualified to hold the positions available. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11246 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11246