Often times, these pay inequalities aren't even intentional, but a feature of our employment system. Through the last century, we have developed endless ways to

Often times, these pay inequalities aren't even intentional, but a feature of our employment system. Through the last century, we have developed endless ways to gate keep our best paying jobs through systems designed to deny them to minority groups. Our criminal, education, credit, and immigration systems are all designed around giving an advantage to white Americans and immigrants. It will take a TON of work to reverse this. Without affirmative action, these nation wide systems will make sure that Microsoft white employees will get paid more.