Sentences with phrase «over affirmative action policies»

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The NEP introduced a wide range of affirmative - action policies that aimed to reduce poverty and promote growth across races, but disproportionately benefitted the Malay Bumiputera population over others.

So - called «affirmative action» policies, which favor the majority ethnic Malays over those of Chinese and Indian ethnic origin, are outdated.

Harsher words were exchanged at an equal opportunities commission fringe meeting where two senior Tory women clashed over affirmative action to ensure more women and MPs from ethnic minorities, a policy widely endorsed by most speakers yesterday.

This can occur over time, as white women are quickly achieving parity in some scientific fields, as the group that is the main beneficiary of affirmative action policies that were fought for primarily by African Americans.

Adding to the national debate over affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a municipal policy that set goals for the inclusion of minority and women contractors in construction projects.

This was just the opening round of what is likely to be a long series of acrimonious debates over policy at the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, on topics including sexual harassment, affirmative action, instruction of English language learners and school discipline — even on who might head the agency.

Her research has investigated the roots of the political debates over race - conscious policies that profoundly affect meaningful opportunities for higher education, with a focus on the nature of persistent moral disagreement over affirmative action.

Not only does this describe an uphill battle, but it serves to illustrate the puzzling priorities we often emphasize — one half of minority children don't complete high school, over one half of third graders can not read at grade level, and our policy and media attention are focused on affirmative action to achieve diversity in admissions as a compelling objective at our two flagship universities!