Racial quota
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Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group. Racial quotas are often established as means of diminishing racial discrimination, addressing under-representation and evident racism against those racial groups. Racial quotas are considered reverse racism. Racial quotas are closely linked to notions of group rights, and special rights.
These quotas may be determined by governmental authority and backed by governmental sanctions. When the total number of jobs or enrollment slots is fixed, this proportion may get translated to a specific number. In education, this kind of quota is also known as Numerus clausus.
See also
- Equality of opportunity vs Equality of outcome
- Racism, Anti-racism
- Reverse discrimination, Discrimination
Examples:
- Affirmative Action
- Diversity (business)
- Numerus clausus
- Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
- Reservation in India
- Reserved political positions
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