Which statement accurately describes the argument of Janet Hyde’s gender similarities hypothesis?

A) Men and women can be assumed to be more similar than they are different in any given category until proven otherwise.
B) For every similarity that has been identified between men and women, there is another area of striking difference.
C) While gender roles have different labels across cultures, the strict gender binary is universal.
D) Gender inequality is an impossible goal because the differences between men and women are so much greater than the similarities.


Answer: A

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