The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1963 Equal Pay Act
are not enough, they are limited in their coverage for
instance, one excludes teachers, and the other leaves
out administrative and professional women. The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission has not proven
to be an adequate device, with its power limited to
investigation, conciliation, and recommendation to the
Justice Department. In its cases involving sexual
discrimination, it has falled in more than one-half. The
Justice Department has been even less effective. It
has intervened in only one case involving
discrimination on the basis of sex, and this was on a
procedural point.
Which best summarizes the excerpt?
A. It is unfortunate that the Civil Rights Act and the
Equal Pay Act do not protect all women, nor will the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the
Justice Department.
B. Many federal agencies have failed to protect
women, including the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, which does not have
adequate powers to enforce the Civil Rights and
Equal Pay Acts.
C. Federal agencies like the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission and the Justice
Department, along with the Civil Rights and Equal
Pay Acts, only partially protect women from
discrimination
D. Existing laws and federal organizations fail women
who do some of the most important but underpaid
jobs in the country.
1 answer
The best summary of the excerpt is:
C. Federal agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department, along with the Civil Rights and Equal Pay Acts, only partially protect women from discrimination.
This option encapsulates the main points made in the excerpt regarding the inadequacy of existing laws and agencies in providing comprehensive protection against discrimination for women.
