Which of the following is not a true statement regarding women and social inequality?

a. Overall women earn about 80% of what men earn in the labor force.
b. Women hold the majority of leadership positions in professions that predominantly employ women, such as public education and social work.
c. Men continue to dominate in the number of graduate and professional degrees awarded.
d. Sex-role stereotypes in the U.S. are reinforced beginning at an early age.


ANS: b

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