A 1998 Study Showed Women

question 21

Multiple Choice

A 1998 study showed women

• A) are not really encountering the glass ceiling anymore.
• B) held 42 percent of all managerial jobs in Canada, but only 3 percent of the top jobs in the largest companies.
• C) held more than half of all managerial jobs in Canada, and 20 percent of the top jobs in the largest companies.
• D) are climbing the corporate ladder at the same pace as their male counterparts.

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