Women and minorities are no longer considered "underrepresented" within the federal government under a new Bush administration directive, The Washington Post reports.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission adopted new guidelines that no longer allow the use of the term "underrepresented" minority even though white males make up 44 percent of government employees. The directive downplays the use of statistics in advancing diversity.

Instead, the EEOC says federal agencies should try to identify and reduce barriers that keep women and minorities from being hired and promoted.

American Indians and Alaska Natives make up less than 1 percent of the federal workforce and about 1 percent of the overall U.S. population.

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