1. Slavery led to ideas of "black" and "white." Ideas of "black" and "white" led to superiority and inferiority. Superiority and inferiority translated into historical and today's "white privilege."
==Affirmative action seeks to "balance" white privilege which is affirmative action for non-minorities
EXAMPLE: Let's play "guess the salary!"
Scenario 1: Non-minority female, 27, 8 years of accounting/finance related experience at one company. BA in Accounting from unranked mid-western college -- no certifications or MBA.
Scenario 2: Minority female, 33, 8 years of accounting/finance related experience in three different industries -- 3 years management experience (accounting operations), CPA certification, MBA from top 30 US school.
Answer: Scenario 1--82K, Scenario 2--86K
Commenting by HaloScan
