Which of the following statements about the gender gap in income is correct?

A. The typical woman in the U.S. earns about 75% as much as the typical man.
B. In higher education, women are under-represented in more lucrative majors such as physics and chemistry.
C. Gender discrimination against women resulted in an excess supply of female workers in female-dominated occupations.
D. All of these


Answer: D

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