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Recentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegappredictthateventhoughentry-levelsalariesformalesandfemalesinthesameoccupationarenearlyequalbecausewomen’smarketskillshaveimprovedvastly,thechancesoftheoverallgapclosingintheforeseeablefutureareminimal.Thisisduetoseveralfactorsthatarelikelytochangeveryslowly,ifatall.Animportantreasonisthatwomenareconcentratedinoccupation—serviceandclerical—thatpaylessthantraditionalmalejobs.Itispossiblethatmorewomenthanmenintheirtwentiesarehesitanttocommitthemselvestoayear-roundlifetimecareerorjobformanyreasons.Thereislingeringattitudeonboththepartofwomenandtheiremployersthatwomenarenotcutoutforcertainjobs.Notonlydoesthisattitudechannelwomenintolower-payingwork,butitalsoservestokeepthemfromtopmanagementpositions.
Anothersignificantfactorinthewideningwagegapbetweenmenandwomenafterenteringtheworkforce,evenincomparablejobs,isthatwomenoftendropoutatcriticalpointsintheircareerstohaveafamily.Womenstillhavetheprimaryresponsibilityforchildrearing;eveniftheycontinuetowork,theyoftenforgoovertimeandpromotionsthatwouldconflictwithhomeresponsibilities.Theagesof25to35havebeenshownrepeatedlytobetheperiodwhenworkingconsistentlyandhardisvitaltoadvancementandjobsecurity.Thesearepreciselytheyearswhenwomenarelikelytohavechildrenandbegintoslideawayfrommeninearningpower.Consequently,awoman’sincomeismorelikelytobeseenassecondarytoherhusband’s.
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Accordingtorecentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegap,____.
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Womenarekeptfromtopmanagementpositionspartlybecausethey __________ .
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Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthepassageasapartialreasonforwomen’sconcentrationincertainoccupations?
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WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?