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Resolved Question: Who are the real feminists?

...Because there are two main groups. (yea, I know,,, there are dozens of feminist categorizations, but there is a lot of overlap between the splinter groups and they'd fall into the 2 main categories when push came to shove.) The first group are the women that want equal opportunity. These feminists are almost like a "neighborhood watch" group where they'd only say something if there was a need. No crimes... no need. These women just want a society where men and women are treated equally. The second group are the women that want equal outcome. These feminists see society as an "us vs. them" situation as it relates to men and women. Unfortunately, these feminists run the show. They support the modern feminism model based upon Marxist class warfare where women are the oppressed class and men are the oppressors. This 2nd group feminists are VERY politically active and have been shaping our society for decades. They push for laws that benefit women exclusively and fight laws that would give men equal footing. They look at any instance where men come out on top and cry "discrimination" so they may put fourth some sort of communist legislation granting women equal outcome. Now the thing of it is... They BOTH call themselves feminists. How can two groups of polar opposites supposedly stand for the same thing? Group 1 also points the finger at group 2 every time people call them on their actions. I wonder why group 1 only seems concerned about it when they're cornered and have to defend themselves. Maybe group 1 doesn't really don't have a problem with group 2 considering they never care to comment about them and use them as a convenient scapegoat whenever they need them. So... is there really a difference? And if so... Which group are the real feminists? ...Because you can't stand for both "equality" and "inequality with anti-male sexism" at the same time. more

Resolved Question: 1977 National Women's Conference Plan of Action success?

The plan of action adopted at the 1977 National Women’s Conference featured 26 resolutions, or planks, on the following topics: By a topic by topic breakdown how successful have each of these been? Arts and humanities: Women should have equal opportunities in federal posts and equal access to arts grants. Battered women: A national clearinghouse must be created to support local organizations helping battered women and working to prevent domestic violence. Business: More government contracts to women-owned businesses, which numbered less than one percent in 1977. Child abuse: More prevention, treatment and protective services. Child care: Care must be low cost and high quality. Credit: The Equal Credit Opportunity Act must be enforced to make sure that women are no longer denied credit on the basis of gender. Disabled women: Equal access to education, training, employment and child custody rights. Education: More women in leadership positions and in textbooks. Title IX must be enforced. Elective and appointive office: More representation of women. Employment: More job opportunities and less discrimination. Equal Rights Amendment: The ERA must be ratified. Health: Health insurance benefits must include family planning and other concerns relevant to women. Homemakers: Must be covered under Social Security and have greater economic security, especially in the event of divorce or the death of a spouse. Insurance: Eliminate practices that deny women coverage on the basis of gender. International affairs: Increase the number of women in the departments of state and defense, aid women in developing nations and promote nuclear disarmament. Media: More women in media jobs, especially in leadership positions. Minority women: Eliminate discrimination, support affirmative action, guarantee tribal rights and prevent deportation of mothers of American-born children. Offenders: Improve health services and educational and vocational training. Older women: Help older women live with dignity. Rape: Expand the definition of rape to include married men who abuse their wives and reduce legal burdens on victims. Reproductive freedom: Support Roe v. Wade, promote family planning and allow Medicaid payments for abortion. Rural women: Create a federal rural education policy and expand ownership rights for farm wives. Sexual preference: Implement legislation to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sexual preference and repeal state laws restricting private sexual behavior between consenting adults. Statistics: Federal agencies should collect and analyze data in ways that assess the impact on women. Women, welfare and poverty: Improve social security and retirement systems, raise minimum wage, provide child care and focus on welfare and poverty as major women’s issues. Continuing committee of the conference: Create a committee to follow up on recommendations and take steps to convene a Second National Women’s Conference. more

Resolved Question: What will white males do now that discrimination against them is being encouraged?

Discrimination against dominant white males will soon be encouraged in a bid to boost the status of women, the disabled and cultural and religious minorities. Such positive discrimination -- treating people differently in order to obtain equality for marginalised groups - is set to be legalised under planned changes to the Equal Opportunity Act foreshadowed last week by state Attorney-General Rob Hulls. The laws are also expected to protect the rights of people with criminal records to get a job, as long as their past misdeeds are irrelevant to work being sought. Equal Opportunity Commission CEO Dr Helen Szoke said males had "been the big success story in business and goods and services". "Clearly, they will have their position changed because they will be competing in a different way with these people who have been traditionally marginalised," she said. "Let's open it up so everyone can have a fair go." Victoria's peak business body expressed concern yesterday about the need for the proposed laws, and questioned if they would undermine the right of companies to make legitimate business decisions. At present, individuals or bodies wanting to single out any race or gender for special treatment must gain an exemption from VCAT. Companies and public bodies accused of discrimination can only be held to account after a complaint has been made. But the proposed changes go much further, allowing the commission to inquire into discrimination, seize documents and search and enter premises after attempts to bring about change have failed. Businesses and individuals would be required to change their ways even if a complaint had not been received. Action could be taken where an unlawful act was "likely to occur", not just in cases where discrimination has taken place. The commission would also have real teeth to enforce its rulings via VCAT and, as a last resort, in the courts. The changes, shown in a Department of Justice report by former public advocate Julian Gardner, would also: EDUCATE people so they know their rights. GIVE more protection to people with disabilities, requiring companies and public entities to reasonably accommodate their needs. GRANT the homeless and people who act as volunteers better protection from discrimination. Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry workplace general manager David Gregory said business supported the objectives of equal opportunity legislation. "But I am concerned and curious about whether these changes mean the commission can second-guess the legitimate business decisions of individual businesses," he said. The first raft of changes to the Equal Opportunity Act were introduced into Parliament last week. more

Resolved Question: Please check my work! No one else will!?

Please check these problems and correct me if any are wrong! I need an A on this test! please help! 1: Which of the following made possible the American industrial growth of the late 1800s? the household economy technological advances * government reforms the development of labor unions 2: Which of the following revolutionized American communications in the late 1800s? steam engines and steamships the telegraph and telephone * a workable light filament refrigeration and sewing machines 3: One of Thomas Edison's major accomplishments was developing a more efficient way to make steel inventing the telegraph and telephone helping to make electricity more widely available * preaching the "gospel of wealth" 4: Andrew Carnegie argued that the success of wealthy industrialists helped the entire nation * should be limited by the government was illegal according to the Sherman Antitrust Act had no effect on average Americans 5: During the late 1800s, children often worked in factories because their parents believed in the process of "natural selection" families needed the income to survive * employers offered high wages to skilled children there were no public schools for children to attend 6: One thing a person could do in 1900 but not in 1865 was ride on a train sew a dress play a phonograph * read at night 7: Which statement best describes the lifestyle of homesteaders? Homesteaders lived in isolation and avoided social contact. Most women worked outside their homestead. * Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives. Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities. 8: Which one of the following is a lingering myth about the West? It was settled by a variety of races. * Settlers were nearly all white males. Settlers nearly destroyed Native American peoples. Western settlement damaged the environment. 9: Farm mechanization resulted in an increase in farm production a decline in the number of eastern farms * the end of bonanza farms stable crop prices 10: What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act? They had to live on the land all year long. * They had to farm the land for five years in a row. They had to file a claim with a bank. THey had to whel portable cabins from plot to plot. 11: What drew many new immigrants to the West? the opportunity to learn new languages the climate on the plains "land-grant" colleges cheap land and new jobs * 12: How did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains? It saved them time and effort It eliminated insect pests * It made crops drought-resistant It lowered their dabt 13: During the late 1800s, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was Boston * San Francisco Philadelphia New York 14: Which of the following was a major result of both immigration and the increaded productivity of factory jobs in the late 1800s? the rapid expansion of urban areas * mechanization of agriculture high wages for factory workers overpopulation of the South 15: In the 1890s, immigration patterns shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from northern European countries southern and eastern European countries * Mexico and Central America China and Japan 16: One reason that the United States became more urban during the late 1800s is that farm mechines and factory-made goods reduced the need for farm labor * nobody wanted to live on farms anymore immigrants did not know how to do farm work union organizing of farm workers had not yet begun 17: Which of the following attacted many immigrants to the United States? the military draft strong alien land laws a chance at a better life * labor unions 18: Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States? in western railroad towns in their ports of entry * in the South near lakes 19: When African Americans left southern farms in the late 1800s, where did they relocate? in western minig towns in Mexican border towns in nearby cities * in suburbs 20: Which of the following did NOT contribute to the growth of cities? migration to the suburbs improvements in transportation construction of skyscrapers * immigration 21: Which of the following best characterizes urban areas in the early 1900s? slums and tenements a growing middle class population open spaces, trees, and grass ethnically mixed neighborhoods * 22: Which became the most popular American sport during the late 1800s? football baseball * basketball hockey 23: In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional established the "separate-but-equal" doctrine, upholding segregation * ordered public school districts to upgrade schools for African Americans ordered universities to enroll more women and African Americans 24: Which of the following factors helped to reduce household chores by 1900? technological advances * smaller homes inexpensive domestic help division of labor among family members 25: Which of the following were popular forms of entertainment in the late 1800s? vaudeville moving pictures trolley parks all of the above * 26: Which was a result of the Spanish-American War? Cuba became a Spanish protectorate Puerto Rico and Guam were made US territories Spain admitted it had blown up the Maine The Philippines won independence from foreign rule * 27: The building of the Panama Canal was important because it helped staballize the economies of Latin American countries improved relations between Colombia and the United States facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports * promoted European investment in the United States 28: Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to dominate a weaker country sell its products to a weaker country create an empire all of the above * 29: Most Progressives argeed that the government should nationalize industries abolish home rule in cities and states protect workers and help the poor * outlaw unions 30: Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912, partly due to Taft's decision not to run for a second term the fact that he was the only candidate with a reform platform a split in the Republican vote * the lack of competition 31: Progressivism was halted by the efforts of the NAACP World War I the repeal of the prohibition amendment * the victory of the Bull Moose Party 32: Which belief was held by most Progressives? The government should be more accountable to its citizens Housing and healthcare should remain private The government should protect agricultural interests The government should intervene in unfair business practices * 33: In 1906, Upton Sinclair's novel entitled The Jungle exposed dangerous workplace conditions in the meatpacking industry for women in the garment industry for children working long hours * for miners in West Virginia and Colorado 34: One way reformers hoped to end corruption in govenrment was to establish an income tax * give voters more direct say in lawmaking provide more welfare services use the army to oust political machines 35: Many Americans became more supportive of sufrage as a result of women's activities in World War I * the Seventeenth Amendment the Bradwell v. Illinois decision the repeal of prohibition 36: The battle for women's suffrage ended with the ratification of the 16th Amendment 17th Amendment 18th Amendment 19th Amendment * 37: Which event sparked World War I? the sinking of the Lusitania the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine Russia's quest for a warm-water port the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne * 38: Which of the following was a major factor in the decision of the United States to enter World War I? Britain's naval blockade of Germany Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare * Vladimir Lenin's rise to power in Russia France's fall to the Central Powers 39: An underlying cause of World War I was the ongoing dispute over the convoy system the web of alliances European nations created for their defense * an alliance between the autocratic rulers of Germany and Russia American insistence on neutrality 40: After Lenin seized control of Russia in 1917, Germany surrendered the Allies declared war on Russia the United States entered the war Russia withdrew from the war * 41: One of the main causes of the war, imperialism, involved invading Belgium and France acquiring uncolonized areas of the world * blockading enemy ports acting in a nation's own interest 42: The German U-boat changed the rules of naval warfare because it attacked only in the summer remained hidden and fired without warning * avoided merchant ships surfaced before firing its torpedoes 43: The death toll from World War I was the highest for American troops low, because of advances in weapons extraordinarily high * high for Germany, but low for the Allies 44: In the 1920s, many American consumers began to adopt the practice of recycling sewing their own clothes buying goods on credit * publishing their own newspapers 45: Henry Ford's dream was to sell cars that came in many colors could travel 100 miles per hour ordinary people could afford * would attract wealthy business owners 46: One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was an increase in alcoholism a decline in dancing and socializing the rise of organized crime * the creation of urban artistic colonies 47: How did life change for American women in the 1920s? Many women felt more fre to experiment with bolder styles and manners * Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions 48: Jazz was brought to northern cities by older generations musicians from the Mexico City area southern Arfican Americans * World War I veterans 49: The rise of films, radio broadcasting, and the news media all helped to bring about organized crime a national culture * the Garvey movement the Ku Klux Klan 50: During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans made great strides in equal rights legislation often lost jobs to white laborers * were less affected than other groups were encouraged to start their own businesses 51: A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as the Dust Bowl * the Grapes of Wrath Black Tuesday the Great Crash 52: How did most investors react to a sudden fall in stock prices in 1929? They called in their loans They pooled money to buy stocks They raced to sell their stocks * They pledged their stocks as collateral 53: A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election concerned whether or not the Depression existed the federal governement should try to fix people's problems Americans should offer aid to European economies any relief efforts were necessary to ease the ecnomic crisis * 54: The rise in homelessness mainly resulted from increased immigration high interest rates a decline in housing construction laid off workers losing their homes * 55: During the Depression working women were embarassed to be working respected for being family providers paid extra if they got married accused of taking jobs away from men * 56: Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses? Federal Reserve Board National Recovery Administration * Civilian Conservation Corps Home Owner's Loan Corporation 57: What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal? It unfairly taxed successful, hardworking people It poromoted a regimented, militaristic society It did not do enough to redistribute wealth * Many of its programs smacked of "Bolshevism" 58: The "black cabinet" was an unofficial group of African American officeholders * a loose coalition of opponents to the New Deal the nickname given to Roosevelt advisors Harry Hopkins and Harold Ickes African American Cabinet members who opposed the New Deal 59: How did Roosevelt try to help business? by raising tariffs * by stabilizing industrial prices by expanding foreign trade by abolishing the minimum wage 60: How did Roosevelt's programs help farmers? by raising crop production by encouraging farmer associations by allowing Mexican labor by giving financial assistance to farmers * 61: Sit-down strikes were so successful that the Supreme Court outlawed them * employers hired only nonunion workers unions won all their demands Congress passed the Wagner Act more

Resolved Question: chosee the best answer ..human resource mangement....?

Due date for quiz submission is Thursday, 1st November, 2007 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis more

Resolved Question: chosee the best answer ..human resource mangement....?

Resolved Question: chose the best answer from the following question accprding to human resource mangment?

1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis more

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