What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? Describe its provi…
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? Describe its provisions and limitations. How does it affect American families? How is this law different from similar laws in most other industrialized nations? Why might there be important differences between the US and other industrialized countries and what does it tell us about society’s and politicians’ attitudes? Also provide an example from the book on the effect of government support (or lack thereof) for new mothers (with page number).
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The book gives many examples of women being treated unfairly. Choose one example that deals with employment issues and one that deals with a different issue from countries OTHER than the US. Then compare the non-US example to the current state in the US. For example, you could compare the lack of access to good maternal care in Afghanistan to access to maternal care in the US. Of course, do not use this example. Provide page numbers.
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Discuss gender differences in verbal, mathematical, and spatial abilities. How big are actual gender differences? What do cross-cultural findings tell us about gender differences in cognitive abilities? What are the gender differences in school grades compared to on achievement tests? Where might the inconsistencies stem from? Discuss gender differences in self-perceptions of ability.
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