As the popularity of the pill spread:

A. the number of younger workers willing to take entry-level jobs collapsed.
B. the number of women entering professional degree programs exploded.
C. the unemployment rate for women skyrocketed as there were more women competing for the same jobs.
D. the number of middle-aged women leaving the labor force


Answer: B. the number of women entering professional degree programs exploded.

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