Below is an article from our Affirmative Action Media Monitoring Project. These articles represent a wide variety of views. These views do not necessarily represent the views of AAPF but instead are intended to provide you with an overview of the current affirmative action debate. March 9, 2011 Batman, in his comic book quest for [...]

March 9, 2011 On July 7 2009, the President of the French Republic conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion d’Honneur on Dr Jacques Servier, founder and President of the pharmaceutical firm bearing his name. In his citation, Nicolas Sarkozy lauded Dr Servier for creating in France an industry of world-class renown. Addressing Servier familiarly [...]

March 8, 2011 By Michelle Pietersen and Gaye Davis Proposed changes to employment equity law would not impact on job opportunities for coloured or Indian people, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. Zuma, who returned on Saturday from back-to-back visits to France and Mauritania and will attend an African Union Peace and Security Council meeting [...]

Posted February 26, 2011 The Justice Department just departed from its previous position on The Defense of Marriage Act. Here are some key passages from Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement: After careful consideration, including a review of my recommendation, the President has concluded that given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination, [...]

Posted February 25, 2011 By Kathryn Olivarius Positive discrimination” has been a hot topic in the UK lately. Cranfield School of Management found that women accounted for just 12.2 percent of directors of the 100 biggest companies in 2009, and only 7.3 percent of the 250 biggest. Surprising, given that women earned 57 percent of [...]