Re: affirmative action

>>But what do you think of the Kaplan suggestion that there is a"stunning
>leadership void" caused (at least in part) by the token appointments of
>"un-outstanding women"?
>
>/I didn't say that. If there is a stunning leadership void (which I
>believe there is) it should ideally be filled with outstanding people.
>Unfortunately, that void (in many fields) is largely filled with white
>men. What affirmative action does best, IMO, is to admit "unqualified"
>women and minorities into a workforce dominated by "unqualified" white
>men. That's not tokenism, it's equal opportunity.


sure sounds like sour grapes to me...
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