Information on Gender Equality and the Summer Olympic Games Shows

question 7

Multiple Choice

Information on gender equality and the Summer Olympic Games shows that

• A)fewer Olympic events are available to women than to men.
• B)women have more events than men,but fewer participants in those events.
• C)the proportion of women athletes in the games has declined since 1896.
• D)since 1980 about half the athletes in the summer games have been women.

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