... other places of employment; and 83% say they were never turned down for a job in favor of a man. These are from a 1992 New York Times Women's Survey (Quigly). In California, the issue of affirmative action is one of the most controversial. Asian students at the University of ... lowered for blacks who represent 12% of the population and have 30% of the county jobs (Bresler). Due to this inequality of representation, new tensions have risen between the two groups. Previous to the passing of the California initiative named Proposition 209 in November 1996, Californian government agencies ...

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