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Originally Posted by rockyroad
I freely admit that I have NOT travelled the country like you have, Tom. Having said that, in your travels have you ever seen black, Asian, Hispanic, or female refs who have been promoted because of their race/gender/minority status???
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Of course there have been. I have heard straight from a NCAA-W supervisor's mouth that they were looking for "African-American females".
But then you have to look at why. The numbers hired will never approach those who have been held back because of those same demographics. That is just a fact of life. It's why I chuckle when I hear complaints about affirmative-action. The number of people specifically hired/promoted through affimative-action policies will never, ever approach the number people who have been held back because of institutional and personal discrimination.