Contractors typically ask for workers by name and choose men far more often than women.
Between 1976 and 1984, men were admitted at twice the rate of women and, between 1985 and 1990, the admissions rate for women dropped. Only three percent of each group of apprentices is made up of women. Any decision will most likely be appealed to the Supreme Court, and, if Judge Kevin Chang rules in favor of same-sex marriages, he is expected to stay the ruling until the Supreme Court hearing. Three years ago, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the state to ban same-sex marriages unless the state could show a compelling interest to do so. Later this month, Republican members of Congress will try to override President Clinton s April veto of a ban on dilation and extraction abortions.