1.Is the Equal Pay Act likely to be effective in reducing the gender pay gap? Why or why not? Explain your answer fully.

2.Antidiscrimination policy and affirmative action are both possible means of reducing the wage gap. Which is likely to more effective? Why? Do you see them as substitutes or as complements, and why?

3."Affirmative action policies have been shown to lead to reverse discrimination and the hiring of less-qualified women and minorities. Not only are such policies unfair, but they exact a high cost in reducing efficiency." Fully evaluate this statement based on this chapter's material. Explain your answer fully.

4.Use economic theory to explain how antidiscrimination policies that successfully increase the access of women to predominately male occupations could affect wages in predominately female occupations. Illustrate your answer with a diagram.

5.An employer policy that excludes women from occupations that require physical strength is justified because men tend to be stronger than women." Evaluate the validity of this argument.