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- 161: Minimum Wages
- ... of these workers include retail stores, child care facilities, restaurants, and fast food franchise. Much of the fiscal impacts of this measure would be related to its various effects on the economy, including changes in employment, prices and profits. For example, most employees earning less than the proposed minimum wage would earn more. They would also spend more on goods and services, thereby generating certain increases in economic activities. At the ... large share of expenses for low-wage workers or that are subject to competition from other states and other countries. In my view, an increase in the minimum wage would result in some decline in employment and business activity in California relative to what would otherwise have occurred. This increase would have varying effect on state and local revenues. For instance, a reduction in business activity, employment, and income in California would result in lower income tax revenues. These declines could be offset, however, by increased spending on goods subject to the sales tax. Higher sales tax would occur if business ...
- 162: Women In The Police Force
- ... female representation in police forces across Canada has risen. "What the statistics all agree on, however, is that the proportion of women in police department keep rising" (Lunneborg. pg. 251). With the rise of female employment in police forces risen it seems that female are becoming accepted into the policing world. However, that is not what is occurring in police forces that have female officers. Stereotypes and biases are still held ... had to fight not only crime and criminal activity, but also the negative attitudes and the stereotypes directed at women in general and female police officers in particular (Hernandez, Dreifus. pg. 42). Even though female employment rates are climbing in Canadian police forces, female are still stigma with century old stereotypes and biases. Women Policing in The Present Day & The Problems Today, many jobs in society are dominated by men and ... not be seen as being as physically capable as men. However, according to some police departments, the importance of physical fitness is not as important today as it once was. Many departments have eliminated pre-employment physical testing and have replaced the academy's physical agility tests, with their emphasis on push-ups and pull-ups not directly relevant to the job health and fitness tests (Martin and Jurik, 77). ...
- 163: Feminism And Gender Equality In The 1990s
- ... for Congress to pass a law." Extremism on the right was no vice, moderation no virtue. Or, as Hitler explained in Mein Kamph, "The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." (See Endnote #4) This mentality continued on through 1989 during the Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (109 S. Ct. 3040 (1989)) case. "The Reagan Administration had urged the Supreme Court to use this ... at the Santa Clara County Transportation Agency. These numbers are not uncommon and are found throughout business. It is interesting to note the current popular perception is that affirmative action precludes white males from finding employment with companies that implement these plans. The truth is in the numbers, however. The fact that Mr. Johnson felt he was denied his civil rights because an equally qualified woman was given a promotion, instead ... stating, "the worse pain came from those little things people said or did to me." As these "little things" accumulate in the experience of a young woman, she increasingly finds herself powerless in her relationships, employment, economics, and society in general. The female child has as many goals as the male child, but statistically she is unable to realize these goals because of the obstacles that society sets in front ...
- 164: Feminism And Gender Equality In The 1990s
- ... for Congress to pass a law." Extremism on the right was no vice, moderation no virtue. Or, as Hitler explained in Mein Kamph, "The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." (See Endnote #4) This mentality continued on through 1989 during the Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (109 S. Ct. 3040 (1989)) case. "The Reagan Administration had urged the Supreme Court to use this ... at the Santa Clara County Transportation Agency. These numbers are not uncommon and are found throughout business. It is interesting to note the current popular perception is that affirmative action precludes white males from finding employment with companies that implement these plans. The truth is in the numbers, however. The fact that Mr. Johnson felt he was denied his civil rights because an equally qualified woman was given a promotion, instead ... stating, "the worse pain came from those little things people said or did to me." As these "little things" accumulate in the experience of a young woman, she increasingly finds herself powerless in her relationships, employment, economics, and society in general. The female child has as many goals as the male child, but statistically she is unable to realize these goals because of the obstacles that society sets in front ...
- 165: The Fall of Communism
- ... human rights issues, such as living conditions and the supply of stable goods. In the beginning, Communism seemed to the people of Russia as an idealistic idea. The promise of elimination of classes and guaranteed employment seemed to be the best way of life for all the Russian people. This new government started when Lenin seized power in 1917. Under his rule the Soviet Union underwent radical changes. In its ... were angry at the fact that the Communist Party had not lived up to what it had not lived up to what it had promised which was in return for their obedience they would receive employment, free health car, and a level of comfort. March 1985 marks a turning point in the Communist rule of Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev is elevated to the position of General Secretary. He is aware of the ... due to the living and working conditions. There was also a substantial amount of crime. There was extreme discrimination against women. There was a strong sexist attitude and women found it hard to find decent employment, and most women were expected to also take care of household duties as well. Relations among the different ethnic groups that lived within the Soviet Union were very tense and sometimes openly hostile. The ...
- 166: The Transition of Power From President to President
- ... on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman witnessed the signing of the United Nations peace charter established to preserve peace. After following Roosevelt's policies Truman decided to enact his own policies of Social Security, a full-employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices, public housing and slum clearance. This program was called the Fair Deal and Truman said, [This program] symbolizes for me my assumption of the office of President in my own right. Along with this ... assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar. Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit. A renewal of ...
- 167: The Real Rules of Retirement for Women (and Men too!)
- ... they live longer. A less known, but equally important, reason for the impoverishment of older women is their lack of adequate pension income. The most significant factor in pension inequity for working women is their employment patterns. They are concentrated in low-wage, service, part-time, non-union, and small-firm jobs where pension coverage is less common. They change jobs frequently and they earn less than men. This makes it ... or single) needs only $3,000 to be on track for a comfortable retirement while a 35 year old single woman needs $35,000! How else do women get short-changed by the retirement system? Employment patterns Women are concentrated in low-wage, service, part-time, non-union and small firm jobs, where pensions are less likely to be offered. Three out of five minimum wage workers are women. Women also ... t save adequately for retirement, and the percentage is even higher for minority women. The Employee Benefit Research Institute found that nearly half as many women as men 65 and older received an annuity or employment-based pension plan, and those women who did receive benefits received slightly less than half of what men did. The Mutual Fund Education Alliance says women sock away 1.5 percent of their pay ...
- 168: When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights
- ... manifestly unequal by every yardstick," and blacks, impeded in education, proved to summer in almost every other area as a result. Meanwhile the government remained silent on this issue, and other issues of discrimination in employment and voting restrictions (Mooney 777). The wall would eventually have to come down, and Chief Justice Warren and the legendary Warren court personally brought around its destruction. In 1954 the Supreme Court reversed the decision ... duties of the Civil Rights Commission, set up by President Truman after the shame of the treatment of black Military personnel during World War II (Ginsberg 131). Title VII establishes a government agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to enforce the provisions that prohibits discrimination by employers dealing with the federal government or interstate commerce (Ash 797). The Act, despite its many strengths was met with much opposition from many ... insulted them. White groups for segregation responded with demonstrations and and increased support of pro-segregation candidates in Congress. Groups rushed to point out the deficiencies in the Act. Title VII, dealing with discrimination in employment, had the problem that the complaining party had to show that deliberate discrimination was the cause of failure to get a job, or position (Ash 801). Women's groups complained that there was too ...
- 169: Women and the Canadian Welfare State: The Decline of Social Welfare and Its Effects on Women
- ... public sector used to provide well-paid, full-time work opportunities for women that were, more often than not, unionized (Evans, 1997: pg. 18). As women entered the paid labour force, some found relatively secure employment in jobs produced by the socialization of services that were formerly provided in households, such as child care and nursing facilities for the elderly; the provision of these services , to a limited extent, relieved household ... both health care and post-secondary education for low-income Canadians; this resulted in a decline in public funding for services such as these. Second, and perhaps most significantly, there was a 40% cut in Employment Insurance benefits over the 1990-1996 period. Lastly, many provinces in recent years have tightened and made more stringent the eligibility requirements for social assistance and benefits. Cuts to insurance benefits, in addition to the ... becoming more and more difficult to apply for welfare because of the ways which social programs are being administered. People in need of assistance are being denied support when they quit or are fired from employment. Even when a person has grounds to appeal for welfare, they often are denied assistance and support as they are waiting for their case to be heard. All the trends that have developed are ...
- 170: Economics
- ... they would help strengthen their economy and therefore creating a new potential market. Reebok would inject money into the circular flow of money in Indonesia if the would raise the wages. This would raise the employment and help to stabilize the prices. If the labour earns more then their buying power will increase and therefore they would demand more goods. Then more people would be employed to produce these goods. It ... poor are the ones that put their money right back into the circular flow of the economy to buy the current G.N.P. Meaning that there are no withdrawals. When withdrawals exceed injections, output, employment and national income fall. Much of the income is going from the poor to the rich. Unlike the poor the rich aren t always injecting the money into the current circular flow. They are more likely to withdraw the money from the economy. When injections exceed withdrawals output, employment and national income rise. Injections and withdrawals produce a disequilibrium in the economy. If the rich would save a substantial amount of money and thereby withdraw a significant amount of money from the circular ...
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