Task 1: What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? How does it compare to other western democracies?
Task 2: What is the Violence Against Women Act? Is it a successful program? What is its history?
Task 3: In examining economic and social policy preferences of both political parties, how do women and other minorities fair under both parties? Do both parties have a platform?
Task 4: Why does an increase in the minimum wage affect women more than men?
Task 5: Why do more than 12% of all women age 65 and older have incomes below the poverty line?
Task 6: If you were a policy entrepreneur asked to participate in an issue network regarding prostitution, how would you recommend regulating the policy? Should it remain the same? Should prostitutes, johns, and pimps be equally prosecuted? ow does human trafficking play a role in your How does human trafficking play a role in your decision-making?
Task 7: How is rape viewed by women and men? Why are feminists concerned about the way courts handle rape cases?