Explain the goals and methods of affirmative action programs and describe an example scenario in which member of a marginalized group could benefit from affirmative action

An Affirmative Action program consists of measures and policies that the contractor enforces to make sure that employees are receiving an equal opportunity for recruitment, selection, promotion and other things related to employment.

An example could be the EEOC, also known as 'The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission' that works as an agency that implements laws against workplace discrimination.

c. women being denied the type of education men received

the answer is: must pay taxes on profits

since it is considered as a part of your income, profits from investments is eligible for tax payment.

the tax from your investment could be influenced by how long you decided to sell it. united states promotes keeping your investment for long term period. so, the tax rate for investments that you sell in less than one year is typically higher compared to investments that you sell in more than one year period.