Which of the following is not a commonly-cited explanation for the dramatically increasing labor-force participation rates for women from 1950 to the present?

a. availability of reliable birth control
b. invention of household labor-saving devices such as dishwashers and microwave ovens
c. an increasing number of women who work to support their parents
d. changing social attitudes about working mothers


c

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