The Gender Gap in Career Attainment Is Partially Accounted for by

question 111

Multiple Choice

The gender gap in career attainment is partially accounted for by

• A) the fact that boys' grades are higher than girls' grades.
• B) boys' superior efforts.
• C) innate ability.
• D) girls' underestimation of their own achievement.

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