Massachusetts

I wonder why they are not equal set asides? Women have been kept out of construction as least as much and as long as members of any minority group. I am okay with it, I think--have to think about it more--but I just am curious as to the rationale.

Maybe there are not as many women working in construction to choose from, so they don't want to pass a requirement that is not reasonable to ask the developer to fulfill?

Also, hiring a minority woman who lives in Boston means they developer can count her three times when reporting fulfillment. Again, I don't have a problem with that. Minority women in construction have it tougher than both white women and minority men. Whatever makes them more hire-able for a construction project is good, IMO. But, I wonder if that was the intent? Also, I wonder if they specify that the jobs have to be in a construction trade. If a subconstractor has a woman answering the phones, does that fulfill the requirement?

So many questions, so little detail. I guess I could try to find the law. Whatever the law says, it would be nice if someone enforced it. That's a problem with a lot of laws. They get adopted to placate people, but they don't get enforced, so it's bs.

I like Walsh, though. I think he will rectify this.