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I need help with a History question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.
need help with these two discussion questions, minimum 200 words each.
discussion 1
Read the “National Organization for Women, ‘Statement of Purpose’ (1966)” and using a minimum of 200 words (not including quotations) respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion:
- According to the authors of the document—what justifications have been used to prevent women from enjoying equal opportunities and freedom of choice?
- What accounts for the disparity in earning power of women compared to men?
- What areas of the professions are most glaringly dominated by men?
- What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and why is it important to women?
- What specific recommendations does NOW present that will “enable women to enjoy true equality of opportunity and responsibility in society, without conflict with their responsibilities as mothers and homemakers?”
- What do the authors mean by calling for a “new image of women?”
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discussion 2
Read “Bill Clinton on Free Trade and Financial Deregulation (1993-2000)” and using a minimum of 200 words (not including quotations) respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion:
- According to Clinton, what will be the benefits of NAFTA and the projected dismantling of “trade barriers?”
- What contradictions are apparent in his argument for embracing the global economy?
- What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act designed to do?
- Who advocated deregulating the derivatives market, and what do these entities represent?
- In the longer run, did NAFTA along with the deregulation of financial markets produce the benefits that Clinton envisioned? Why or why not?