What does the text mean by asserting that certain jobs were "feminized"?
A. Lower-paying jobs tended to be held by more females than males.
B. Males tended to no longer pursue certain professional occupations once women entered them in significant numbers.
C. Certain dangerous factories adopted new safety measures in response to protests by the wives of their male workers.
D. Enlightened managers in certain industries raised wages in response to women's protests.
Answer: B
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a. Zen Buddhism. b. Stoicism. c. Neoplatonism. d. Monophysitism. e. meditation.
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a. Patrick. b. Gregory. c. Augustine. d. Jerome. e. Columba.
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A. investment by major figures in the farming industry B. land grants from the federal government C. money borrowed from European banks D. state government contributions