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Isn't that the definition of affirmative action? Which most companies claim to do (e.g Google [1]). Admittedly Google also claims not to discriminate on the ba
by spacebanana7 2y ago
Isn't that the definition of affirmative action? Which most companies claim to do (e.g Google [1]).
Admittedly Google also claims not to discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, which is somewhat contradictory to the definition of affirmative action as positive discrimination [2].
[1] https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/ https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action
- pseudalopex 2y agoThe Wikipedia article did not define affirmative action as positive discrimination.
- spacebanana7 2y ago“Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies)…” It calls them the same thing
- pseudalopex 2y agoNo. Positive discrimination is a form of affirmative action in various countries' laws and policies. Positive action is another. Positive action is not positive discrimination. Paragraph 2 mentioned merely targeting encouragement for increased participation even if you did not know what positive action meant.
- spacebanana7 2y agoThe text attests to both our interpretations. 1) By saying x is sometimes called y under some circumstances, the text implies x (Affirmative action) is equal to or a subset of y (Positive discrimination) 2) The second paragraph also suggests examples of affirmative action that wouldn’t constitute positive discrimination
- pseudalopex 2y agoThe text would support your interpretation if the article ended after the 1st sentence. And the 1st sentence did not mention positive action.