This passage was adapted from an
article written in 1990.
Research data indicate that
there is a great deal of poverty in
the United States among single-
parent families headed by women.
(5) This problem could result from
the fact that women’s wages are
only 60 percent of men’s. Some
economists believe that rigorous
enforcement of existing equal pay
(10) laws would substantially decrease
this wage inequity. But equal pay
laws are ineffectual when women
and men are concentrated in different
occupations because such laws
(15) require only that women and men
doing the same jobs be paid the
same. Since gender concentration
exists (for example, 80 percent of
clerical workers are women), other
(20) economists argue that a comparable
worth standard, which would
mandate that women and men in
any jobs that require comparable
training and responsibility be paid
(25) the same, should be applied
instead. But some policy analysts
assert that, although comparable
worth would virtually equalize male
and female wages, many single-
(30) parent families headed by women
would remain in poverty because
many men earn wages that are
below the poverty line. These
policy analysts believe that the
(35) problem is not caused primarily by
wage inequity but rather by low
wages coupled with single parenthood, regardless of sex. As a
solution, they challenge the govern-
(40) ment’s assumption that a family’s
income should depend primarily on
wages and urge the government to
provide generous wage supplements
(child and housing allow-
(45) ances) to single parents whose
wages are low.
Q36。 Which of the following is most clearly an example of the policy advocated by the policy analysts mentioned in line 26
- A government provides training to women who wish to move out of occupations in which women are concertrated.
- A government supports research that analyzes the connection between wage inequality and poverty among single parent families headed by women.
- A government surveys wages annually to make certain that women and men in the same jobs receive the same pay.
- A government analyzes jobs in term of the education and responsibility they require and publishes a list of jobs that should be considered equivalent for wage purposes.
E.A government provides large rent subsidies to single parents whose wages are less than half the average worker’s wage.
Q: why the answer is C not E? |