Current Event Paper
Women & the Law
Air Force
Removes Height Requirement to Attract More Women Pilots
Johnny Diaz,
May/June 2020
https://tinyurl.com/y9rvrkdy
To Make
Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions
Anthony
Tommasini, NY Times, July 16, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/y5a3pb6k
1. Identify and define the theoretical
framework which best applies to the initial policy discussed in each of
the articles. Include an example or case
discussed in class.
2. Explain how the framework applied to
the initial policies. Then explain how
the policy change in each article represented a change in the applicable
theoretical framework. (You do not have
to discuss the second theoretical framework extensively in this section.)
3. Discuss the pros and cons of how the
different theoretical frameworks impacted the situations in each article and
which approach you prefer and why.
Abigail
Hess, CNBC, October 18, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yc3qsztn
California
sued again for requiring women on corporate boards
AP,
LA Times, November 13, 2019
https://tinyurl.com/y6aqeeku
A
Push To Get More Women On Corporate Boards Gains Momentum
Lily
Jamali, NPR, March 5, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/y7syms28
1. Identify and define the theoretical framework
which would describe the law to increase the representation of women on
corporate boards. Include an example or
case discussed in class.
2. Explain how the framework applies to the
law’s requirement.
3. Explain the arguments for and against
the law, why there are lawsuits objecting to it (including what constitutional
argument has been made against it), and if it has been effective. Discuss whether or not you think the law was
the best approach to reaching gender parity on corporate boards.
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