In Terms of Pay, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 83

Multiple Choice

In terms of pay, which of the following statements is true?

• A)Men make more money than most women.
• B)Because of the progress that women have made in the workplace, the gap between male and female salaries is starting to close.
• C)Women average seventy-eight cents to every dollar made by a male.
• D)Over the past five years there has been a huge improvement in the gap between male and female salaries in the workplace.

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