Question

the focusing of public attention on the gross legal, economic, and social discrimination against women by hearings and debates in the federal and state legislatures would result in changes in attitude of parents, educators, and employers that would bring about substantial economic changes in the long run.
-\for the equal rights amendment,\
shirley chisholm
which paraphrase includes all important ideas from this excerpt?
using governmental systems to increase awareness of legal, economic, and social discrimination against women will lead to long-term economic improvements.
more public attention to the extensive injustices done to women in this country will improve the attitudes and lives of parents, educators, and employers.
federal and state lawmakers should definitely participate in hearings and debates in the federal and state legislatures to change attitudes and discourage discrimination against women.
a shift in the attitudes of parents, educators, and employers has the capacity to bring about major, long-term economic changes that would benefit

Explanation:

1. The original excerpt has three key parts: 1) Using federal/state legislative hearings/debates to focus public attention on women's legal, economic, social discrimination; 2) This will change attitudes of parents, educators, employers; 3) This will lead to long-term substantial economic changes.
2. The first option includes all three core elements: governmental systems (legislatures) to raise awareness of the three forms of discrimination, leading to long-term economic improvements.
3. The second option omits the legislative mechanism and long-term economic changes.
4. The third option focuses only on lawmakers acting, and omits the resulting economic changes.
5. The fourth option reverses the causal chain and omits the legislative/awareness-raising starting point.

Answer:

A. Using governmental systems to increase awareness of legal, economic, and social discrimination against women will lead to long-term economic improvements.