Affirmative Action

5. Affirmative action's basis was to eliminate this.
6. Employers couldn't use this as an excuse to not hire someone.
8. Issued Executive Order 10925
10. These groups of people were able to get many more jobs due to affirmative action.
11. This type of discrimination ended with women getting more jobs.
12. This gender got many new opportunities at jobs.

1. This group of people suffered from reverse discrimination.
2. These "goals" were required by all organizations to meet minority employment standards.
3. The whole goal of affirmative action was to have this in the workplace.
4. These often required a certain quota of each minority for education.
7. This type of discrimination backfired on white males.
9. Issued Executive Order 11246