The Two Reasons the Text Suggests to Explain Why Women

question 37

Multiple Choice

The two reasons the text suggests to explain why women are underrepresented in the more highly paid professions are:

• A) discrimination in the workplace and that women sometimes make early choices that limit their later career options
• B) they lack "toughness" in making hard decisions and they are more nurturing
• C) they do not have as much mathematical aptitude and they are more nurturing
• D) they lack "toughness" in making hard decisions and they sometimes make early choices that limit their later career options

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