Question

Which two groups benefited from the creation of affirmative action programs in the 1960s and 1970s?

a. women and minorities
b. union members and the poor
c. progressives and feminists
d. minorities and the poor

Answer 1

a. women and minorities

Step-by-step explanation:

The affirmative actions program aimed to assure that employment and hiring on federal projects was perfectly equal and everybody had a fair chanse to be hired, and to make sure that there was no biased based on racial, sex or ethnic background of the candidate for the job. It benefited the most women, and minorities, that prior to this had little to no chance to get federal employments and projects.

Answer 2

In general, it was "a. women and minorities" who benefited from the creation of affirmative action programs in the 1960s and 1970s, although racial minorities were more affected than women.