Gender roles are directly linked to college admissions and degree programs. This is exemplified by
a) high numbers of women in college but low levels of pay after graduation.
b) administrators over-funding programs that are male-dominated.
c) more women attending college leads to women in leadership roles.
d) college admissions are unable to keep up with female applicant needs.
ANS: a
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How do the experiences of American Indians today qualify as internal colonialism?
What will be an ideal response?
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