When the Supreme Court upheld a law that automatically exempted women from jury duty because "despite the enlightened emancipation of women . . . [they are still] regarded as the center of home and family life," it was demonstrating which rationale?

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When the Supreme Court upheld a law that automatically exempted women from jury duty because "despite the enlightened emancipation of women . . . [they are still] regarded as the center of home and family life," it was demonstrating which rationale?

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The rationale being demonstrated is protectionism, which is the idea that women need to be protected from certain responsibilities or roles because of societal expectations of their gender being centered around home and family life. The exemption from jury duty is based on the assumption that women have more important roles to fulfill at home and that their participation in jury duty might disrupt their ability to fulfill those roles.

When the Supreme Court Upheld a Law That Automatically Exempted