"Discrimination against women in LAUSD hiring practices"

At a meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Education, speakers voice concerns relating to affirmative action and hiring practices in the Los Angeles Unified School District, particularly discrimination against women. An unidentified African American man addresses the board about strengthening affirmative action in the LAUSD and the reasons the affirmative action program was established in the first place. He recommends strengthening the support and resources of the Affirmative Action Program Section rather than creating a new commission. An unidentified woman talks about how there is no longer a shortage of qualified women to fill positions, but how they are still being passed over using the affirmative action "rule of five" that was supposed to help them get hired. She offers several suggestions to address sex discrimination within the district's hiring practices. Footage includes shots of attendees and board members during the meeting.

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