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Originally Posted by TrollGRG
I am not going to start a global search. If you want it - go for it.
I do know that in the Canadian Military (not American) that a lot of people got promoted simply because they were French (not on their merit).
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I'm not the one suggesting that "affirmative action" doesn't work. A quick search shows lots of opinions but few facts. I was hoping that someone who doesn't think it works had something more to add.
I think promotion on the basis of first language is very political and relatively Canadian.
Your original post referred to physical characteristics so I was thinking of problems related to ethnicity, colour and the like. Not language.
Promotion on merit sounds fine except a good case can be made that visible minorities do not have equal opportunities to develop their gifts so as to be recognized. As I said in the other post, the TEP's did a good job getting Indigenous teachers where they were needed.