Positive action schemes are not perfect -- but they are making a difference.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

What is diversity? We hear it in the news on a daily basis: in education, the workplace, sport and the media. But what does it actually mean? And more importantly, is it fair to be diverse?

In all types of employment and academia, positive action -- as opposed to positive discrimination -- is used to provide opportunities exclusively to women or various minorities in order to help them get into particular field.

I love positive action schemes. They've given me yet another thing I can apply for -- opening up more paths and opportunities in a time when there's thousands of other swarming university students and graduates on a hunt …