Historically, many religions tended to be patriarchal in nature. often, women were not allowed to participate in religious services or they were separated from the men. over time, these practices changed in some religions and now men and women are integrated in congregations. in fact, many christian religions allow women to serve in important positions and to be religious leaders. what does this shift represent?

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

no because we were not ready for war