Title VII and Executive Order 11,246 are introduced in the first paragraph of the passage. There, we're told that Title VII prohibited employers from making employment decision on the basis of race (lines 3-6). Executive Order 11,246, on the other hand, prohibited discrimination by United States government contractors and emphasized direct monitoring of minority representation in contractors' work forces (lines 6-11).
From this, we know that the focus of the Executive Order was narrower than the scope of Title VII because Executive Order focused on government contractors, whereas Title VII focused on employment in general. Thus, we know that Title VII has broader applicability.
(E) says, "governs hiring practices in a wider variety of workplaces," and this accurately captures that Title VII was about much more than government contractors, so it's our correct answer choice.
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schicagoJune 20, 2020
why wouldn't it be the answer choice where it says : "eliminates discriminatory disparities in wages"? I initially thought that wages could be an employment decision that could change
