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    The equal protection clause limits American governments by ensuring that they do not discriminate against people based on their race‚ national origin‚ gender or other status.  In the case of Plyler v. Doe‚ the Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting state funding for children of illegal immigrants. The court stated‚ “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Governments cannot discriminate‚ even if the people in question are not citizens.

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    Does It Pay Off

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    Compare/ assess HSBC and Citi-corps IT strategies. Do they invest in IT primarily as a way of cutting costs and improving their operational efficiencies‚ or do they invest strategically with a view to entrench their competitive positions? As noted in the conclusion of the article written by the Asia Case Research Center and the University of Hong Kong HCBC and Citigroup have both developed into global financial institutions. Both organizations have heavily invested in Information Technology and

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    Now that it is 2016 many things have changed in America. One thing that hasn’t changed is the pay gap. Yes‚ women now make more than they used to‚ but still today women only make 79 cents to every dollar a man makes. The Federal Government should mandate that employers pay women the same salary as men for doing the same job. Many employers have excuses as to why they should not have to pay women the same amount; for example‚ women choose lower paying jobs‚ but employers also don’t realise divorce

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    A simple internet search for the meaning of EO or Equal Opportunity as it pertains to the army will show a great definition. Such as "The Equal Opportunity (EO) program formulates‚ directs‚ and sustains a comprehensive effort to maximize human potential and to ensure fair treatment for all persons based solely on merit‚ fitness‚ and capability in support of readiness. Equal Opportunity philosophy based on fairness‚ justice‚ and equity." (Army Regulation 600-20‚ Date 6 November 2014 Army Command

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    Disparity In Pay Essay

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    classified as part time. Men are more likely to accept overtime hours and women are more likely to decline overtime. This could explain a large portion of the disparity in wages. (United) Men tend to gravitate towards occupations that command higher pay than do women. Examples of these types of jobs are construction‚ hazardous duty‚ engineering‚ and natural science fields. Women more commonly choose occupations in nursing‚ human resources‚ and education‚ which are lower paying fields. (Fogg‚ Piper)

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    Equal Rights for Women

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    Women have long been fighting for equal rights in every sphere of society. Land ownership‚ choice of marriage partner‚ and right to work or leave the house are a few of the basic rights that many men and women take for granted. Many nation-states have been reluctant to treat women as full citizens‚ entitled to the full array of civil and human rights‚ because they view them as incomplete national subjects . The issue of women being viewed as incomplete national subjects is three-fold; male-dominated

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    Pay Is a Good Motivator

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    Pay is a good motivator” is no longer agreed to‚ to some extent it does gives motivation but later it turns people to be greedy in all ways. Money again holds a very important place in every individual’s life because nothing is possible without money. In the beginning every individual gets motivation of being paid for the work they have done but as we get use to it we want more and more‚ which rule outs the saying “Pay is a good motivator”. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is represented in a form of

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    Skill Based Pay

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    Skill-based pay refers to a pay system in which pay increases are linked to the number or depth of skills an employee acquires and applies and it is a means of developing broader and deeper skills among the workforce. Such increases are in addition to‚ and not in lieu of‚ general pay increases employees may receive. The pay increases are usually tied to three types of skills: • horizontal skills‚ which involve a broadening of skills in terms of the range of tasks • vertical skills‚ which

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    Separate but Equal Essay

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    Brooke Lucas Professor Ramirez History 147 30 October 2013 Essay Question 1)  How was the policy of “separate but equal” established and what exactly did it mean?  Provide specific examples of how “separate but equal” was applied in the United States. How it started: Plessy vs. Ferguson case. Plessy: 7/8ths white 1/8th black boarded an all white train car. The conductor asked of his race‚ so he told him. He sent him to the all colored railcar. Plessy refused and he was immediately arrested.

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    Equal Protection Clause

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    impart to its students great discipline; however‚ it only enrolled male students. In 1996‚ the United States government sued the state of Virginia and the Virginia Military Institute for its male-only policy as a violation of the Fourteenth amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. The District Court ruled in the school’s favor. The Fourth Circuit “reversed and ordered Virginia to remedy the constitutional violation” (Van Camp). In return‚ Virginia proposed a similar program for women: the Virginia Women’s

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