Category Archives: Affirmative Action

Judge Overturns Army’s Affirmative Action Promotion Policy

April 4, 2002 – 1:00 am

In March a federal judge ruled unconstitutional an U.S. Army policy that gave preferential treatment in promotion to women and minorities.

The Army’s written policy urged promotion boards to consider “past personal or institutional discrimination” when considering candidates for promotion. A white, male officer passed over for promotion in 1996 and 1997 sued, arguing that […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Military, Sex Discrimination | Comments (0)

How Long Until Colleges Create Affirmative Action Programs for Men?

December 6, 2000 – 1:00 am

In recent months there have been a number of news stories about a gender discrepancy at American universities and colleges that is likely to grow even larger in coming years — women now are disproportionately represented in higher education.

This year, for example, men made up only 44 percent of admissions to colleges and universities. […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Sex Discrimination, Education | Comments (0)