According to the Text's Discussion of Gender Issues in the Twenty­first

question 146

Multiple Choice

According to the text's discussion of gender issues in the twenty­first century:

• A)over the past century,women have made significant progress in the labor force
• B)sexual discrimination in the workplace and in our school systems has been ignored in the legislature
• C)fewer and fewer women are entering the political arena as candidates instead of volunteers
• D)most gender issues are in the process of being resolved

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