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maychende

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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.


tdewitt

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D


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