essay 5-7 sentences each question

1.  Affirmative action has been around as public policy for a very long time. Please answer following questions (7 points). 

a.  What is the affirmative action? Has it helped achieve more in the way of workplace equality? (2 points) 

b.  Do you think there is much difference between diversity and affirmative action as public policies? If you do, what is that difference? If you don’t, what makes diversity the same policy as affirmative action, just with a different name? (5 points)