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The Impact of Proposition 209 on Public Employment in California

The Impact of Proposition 209 on Public Employment in California. Michael D. Sumner, PhD Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice UC Berkeley School of Law. California Equal Rights Professionals (CAERP) Conference June 17, 2009. Proposition 209.

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The Impact of Proposition 209 on Public Employment in California

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  1. The Impact of Proposition 209 on Public Employment in California Michael D. Sumner, PhD Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice UC Berkeley School of Law California Equal Rights Professionals (CAERP) Conference June 17, 2009

  2. Proposition 209 • SEC. 31. (a) The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

  3. The Aftermath • Public contracting • Public education

  4. Public Contracting - Caltrans % to certified DBEs

  5. Public Employment • Trends up to 1990 and through today • Key factors regarding public employment: • Stability • Strength of programs • Past history

  6. Public Employment – Methodology • Raw Data: • Data for civil servants obtained from the California State Personnel Board • Data for working age population obtained from US Census estimates • Analyses: • Quantitative analyses of workforce diversity • Future studies will look at job quality, including promotions and wages

  7. Population Characteristics

  8. California Working Age Population and Civil Workforce

  9. Civil Service Departments

  10. Analyses by Gender

  11. Representation, by Gender

  12. Representation, by Gender

  13. Representation and Working Age Pop., by Gender

  14. Representation, by Gender

  15. Representation, by Gender Elimination of goals and disparity-reduction requirements Gov. Wilson signs Exec. Order W-172-98 Proposition 209 enacted Connerly v. SPB Proposition 209 passes Proposition 209 on ballot Gov. Wilson signs Exec. Order W-124-95

  16. Analyses by Race/Ethnicity

  17. California Working Age Population

  18. California Working Age Population and Civil Servants

  19. Representation, by Race/Ethnicity

  20. Representation, Relative to Working Age Population

  21. Analyses by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

  22. Representation for White Americans and People of Color, by Gender

  23. Representation, Relative to Working Age Population

  24. Representation, by Race/Ethnicity and Gender: White Americans

  25. Representation, by Race/Ethnicity and Gender: Hispanic/Latino Americans

  26. Representation, by Race/Ethnicity and Gender: African Americans

  27. Representation, by Race/Ethnicity and Gender: Asian Pacific Islander Americans

  28. Further Analyses

  29. Wages for Full-time Employees, by Race and Gender

  30. Wage Disparity Index for Full-time Employees, Relative to White Men

  31. Workforce Diversity, Career Executive Assignment Category

  32. CEA, Relative to Working Age Population

  33. CEA, Relative to Overall Workforce Diversity

  34. Summary • White men • White women • Men of color • Women of color

  35. Impact of Proposition 209 • Absence of clear negative trends • Longer study • Success of past programs • Limited success of past programs • Agency by agency approach needed • Absence of clear positive trends

  36. Recommendations • Data collection & continued research • Equal opportunity programs, utilizing legal best practices, within the boundaries of the law • Next steps: • Reports on job quality in public employment in California • Report on best practices in public employment and public contracting

  37. Acknowledgements • Thank you to: • Ariana Ceja • Jessica Borja • Monique W. Morris • Mary Louise Frampton • Mary Elliott • Wilda White • Major funding provided by: • Fulfilling The Dream Fund/Public Interest Projects Contact: Michael Sumner: msumner@law.berkeley.edu www.law.berkeley.edu/HendersonCenter.htm

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