A successful computer software corporation has decided to launch a charitable giving program that provides tuition grants to young women planning to study computer programming in college. By doing so, the corporation hopes to increase diversity in the field.

How would a social contract theorist evaluate this decision?

• The corporation is acting ethically because, since the company benefits from the stability and security that the nation provides, it has a duty to support principles that the nation values, such as diversity.
• The corporation is acting ethically because it is practicing the ideals of generosity and liberality.
• The corporation is acting unethically because the total good it will do by providing grants to women is cancelled out by the total harm it will do to men who cannot receive the grants.
• The corporation is acting unethically because its primary duty is to its shareholders, and diverting funds to charitable giving will not increase profits.