Which of the following students best summarizes the experiences of women in blue-collar jobs?
a. Rosie: Surprisingly, in the current era, women are welcome in blue-collar jobs, as long as they can do the work..
b. Selma: Women blue-collar workers may experience both access discrimination and sexual harassment, yet they are often proud of their abilities..
c. Wilma: Women now constitute about 25 of employees in blue-collar jobs like firefighter and carpenter..
d. Delores: There really aren't any benefits for women in blue-collar jobs, but they take whatever work they can get..
Question 2
According to the discussion of women in blue-collar jobs,
a. in general, women in blue-collar jobs are treated better than women in traditionally male high-prestige professions.
b. women typically do not experience access discrimination in being hired for blue-collar jobs, but they do experience treatment discrimination.
c. sexual harassment is more common in traditionally female jobs than in blue-collar jobs.
d. there is more research on women in prestigious professions than in blue-collar jobs.
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