which of the following is the most accurate statement about employment in traditionally female occupations?Group of answer choicesThe research demonstrates that a single woman in the United States can live fairly comfortably on a salary of about $7 an hour, as long as she works 40 hours a week.The majority of women in Western Europe are agricultural workers, whereas in most African countries, the majority are service workers.Immigrant women who are hired to do domestic work are generally hired at a low salary, and they are expected to work long hours.In Asian and Latin American countries, many women work in sweatshops, but there are no sweatshops in the United States or Canada because they are illegal.

Which of the following is most consistent with the introduction to the discussion of women’s employment in your text?Group of answer choicesMore than half of women in the United States over the age of 16 are currently employed.Women are especially likely to receive negative evaluations when they are in traditionally feminine occupations, such as elementary school teaching.Employment rates are higher for women in Northern Africa and Central America than for women in the United States. Because mothers in the United States feel guilty about child care, their rate of employment has actually dropped during the past decade.

Which of the following statements about employed women is most accurate?Group of answer choicesThe amount of education a woman has had is one of the best predictors of whether she works outside the home.Unlike professions such as law or engineering, the profession of medicine has always welcomed women.Presently, fewer than 20% of first-year medical students are female.Medicine is the only “high-prestige” profession in which the percentage of women has increased significantly in recent years.

Studies on men’s and women’s salaries described in your text suggest that:Group of answer choicesthe discrepancy between the salaries operates only for White workers, not for African American and Latina/o workers.almost all of the discrepancy in salaries disappears when we consider factors such as the number of years of experience and whether the worker is part-time or full-time.10 years ago, women earned only about 60% of what men earned, but now their salaries are nearly identical.although the types of jobs that men and women enter may account for some of the differences, a substantial part of the wage gap is probably due to discrimination.

According to your text, women who are employed in traditionally male high-prestige professions,Group of answer choiceshave similar characteristics as the men in these professions.are most likely to be appreciated if they are assertive.are just as self-confident as the men in these professions.typically do not experience salary discrimination.

Women earn an average of 80 to 75 percent of what men earn for the same job.Select one:TrueFalse