The Factor Accounting for Most of the Earnings Difference Between

question 33

Multiple Choice

The factor accounting for most of the earnings difference between equally educated and experienced men and women is that women

• A)receive less pay for equal work.
• B)are segregated into low-paying occupations.
• C)receive comparable pay only when they do work of comparable value to the employer.
• D)are prohibited by law from doing certain kinds of work.

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