have things changed so significantly that affirmative action has outlived its usefulness?

A comprehensive GAO study in 2003 showed a 20 percent gap in wages between males and females even when the researchers held steady for the usual factors that would cause such a difference, such as education, job tenure, race, and industry. In 2008, the study reported that enforcement agencies should do a better job monitoring the situation.

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