The Most Rapid Period of Change in the Gender Composition

question 64

Multiple Choice

The most rapid period of change in the gender composition of the workforce occurred in the three decades after 1960 as the proportion of women in the labor force

• A) increased from about one-third to three-quarters.
• B) decreased from about one-half to one-third.
• C) increased from about one-fourth to nine-tenths.
• D) decreased from about five-eighths to three-eighths.

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