It doesn't. Consumers pay more and some value added industries die so that specific mineral industries can make more profit.

Basically it's redistributing wealth to the mining industry.

That's because the "natural" social order is defined by men. Women speaking up breaks the unspoken conventions of hierarchy embedded in men's relationships.

So legislation moves too slowly but parents are supposed to keep up? Can't say I want the legislation but parents can't do it alone either...