Although gender had nothing to do with this particular court's ruling, gender also plays a role in AA, and a lot of people forget that.
Some universities might want gender-based equality and might admit a woman to a certain college who might have a lower test score, GPA, whatever over a male applicant whether or not she was a minority.
(Please see the word "some" and "might".. I have never worked for a university admissions dept. though!
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The same goes for jobs in the 'real world' when we graduate.
In my organizational behavior class we went in-depth into discussions about companies all over who are trying to help women (not just minorities) break the "glass ceiling" and succeed just like many men in the respective fields had before.