Men Have Been Hit Harder by Job Losses in the Recent

question 24

Multiple Choice

Men have been hit harder by job losses in the recent economic downturn because

• A) they tend to have higher seniority than women do, so they are laid off first.
• B) male-employee-dominated sectors such as manufacturing have experienced more severe financial losses than have female-employee-dominated sectors.
• C) women have been shown to be more productive and motivated employees than men.
• D) women make up a smaller proportion of senior executives and managers than do men, and downsizing has hit executive and middle-management ranks harder than lower levels in organizations.

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