How Did Taylor (2010) Operationalize the Concept "Occupational Sex Segregation

question 35

Multiple Choice

How did Taylor (2010) operationalize the concept "occupational sex segregation" in her research?

• A) She analyzed the proportion of women in various individual workplaces compared to men.
• B) She linked occupations of survey respondents to the number of women who reported being in that occupation in the Current Population survey.
• C) She asked a survey question asking how many women worked directly with the respondent in their job.
• D) She analyzed national data on gender segregation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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