Typical of research on gender-graded influences, Moen and Spencer (2001) found that men are more likely to be in paid work positions throughout adulthood whereas women moved between paid and unpaid work,
with the unpaid times usually associated with caregiving for children, grandchildren, and older family members. Identify a potential consequence to this trend.
a) With a continuous history of work, men may be hired ahead of women who have "gaps" in their work history.
b) Women may feel as though they are not as valuable, or their skills are not as valuable, because their caregiving is unpaid work.
c) Also, with more years of employment men are likely to have better retirement incomes.
d) All of the Above
Answer: d
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