In Which of the Following Couples Is the Gender Gap

question 46

Multiple Choice

In which of the following couples is the gender gap in domestic labour most likely to be the smallest?

• A) a male professor and his high-school-educated wife who stays at home
• B) a female professor and her computer-programmer husband
• C) a high-school-educated female cab driver and her security guard husband
• D) a male auto mechanic and his stenographer wife

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