Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason That Native-Born

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that native-born white women became the major source of labor supply for clerical jobs in this century?

• A)willingness to accept lower pay than men
• B)the high status and high pay of clerical work relative to factory and service work
• C)they already possessed many of the necessary skills because of increasingly widespread secondary education
• D)they generally have better written language skills than men, and thus are better suited to the job
• E)immigrants and minority women experienced discrimination in hiring for clerical jobs.

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