Affirmative Action: Re-visited- Conclusion     

 

The challenges for affirmative action are not only to promote diversity in workplaces, but also to allow others to advance in society.  In an age of such speed, out lives are corresponding with the relative processing speed we have access to.  The rights of everyone need to be protected.  Those not white and male suffer the possible risk of becoming the mass workers without any type of ownership of technology, and power will remain severely segmented if policy changes don't move quickly to allow movement up the corporate ladder by all.  The recent high tech discrimination suit concerning high tech conglomerate Microsoft, which was sued on grounds of discrimination is important to remember, because the extent of racism in an environment that is predominately white is not too far fetched to believe.  The men and women that work for Microsoft have worked very hard to get where they are as much as any other and don't deserve more injustice.

In light of education, affirmative action is not a lost cause or a done deal as some skeptics may suggest, it must be recognized as an important issue that reshapes lives.  Higher education is where one has the opportunity to build human capital, and we must make sure that companies and institutions do not keep minorities out of bounds.  This could be a chance for all to participate on a new even playing field.  A re-orientation of ideals is important, as we must anticipate radical changes.  The way to protect is to implement affirmative action policies smartly and deliberately.   Recent decisions on the political landscape are very significant, as Texas and California are among the largest states in the country and have become important areas of sector growth.  However, without caution the death of affirmative action could be around the corner.  We need to avoid repeating a situation in which the public domain is violated and re-vamped from the bottom up, or else these recent policies will continue to have future consequences, as arguably affirmative action was ripped away too soon.

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