What were junks, and where did they ply the sea road trade?

Junks were ships with stern-post rudders and keels for greater stability, Chinese junks were used extensively in Asian trade during the 16th and 17th century.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts