Which of the Following Accurately Describes the Objective of Affirmative

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes the objective of affirmative action?

• A) If 30 percent of the local population is Hispanic, then 30 percent of a company's engineers should be Hispanic.
• B) If 55 percent of the local population is female, then 55 percent of all companies' employees should be female throughout all levels of the organizations.
• C) If 20 percent of the engineers in the local area are African American, then a company should have about 20 percent African American employees on its engineering staff.
• D) If 40 percent of the engineers available locally are African American, then a company should have about 1 out of 10 African American engineers.
• E) If 40 percent of the local population is Hispanic, the school systems should have 40 percent Hispanic teachers.

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