San Francisco - When government agencies or other institutions establish racial and gender preferences in hiring, the goal is often "proportional representation" - that is, increasing the number of women and minority employees so that the demographics of the work force mirror those of society as a whole. But what happens when an ethnic minority is over represented in the work force?
Gov. Pete Wilson's order to roll back some affirmative action programs last year triggered a peculiar reaction from several state agencies -- they established affirmative action plans aimed at recruiting whites and men. Read more
