Figure 20-1

-Refer to Figure 20-1.The ratio of female-to-male earnings has increased steadily from about 1980 to 2008 because the earnings of men

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Figure 20-1
 
-Refer to Figure 20-1.The ratio of female-to-male earnings has increased steadily from about 1980 to 2008 because the earnings of men

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The graph shows that the ratio of female-to-male earnings has increased steadily, which means that the earnings of women have been increasing at a faster rate than the earnings of men. The graph does not show any decrease in the earnings of men, so options A and B can be eliminated. There is also no evidence to suggest that the decrease in the earnings of men was substantially more than the decrease in the earnings of women, so option D can be eliminated. Therefore, the best answer is C: the earnings of men stayed relatively constant while the earnings of women increased.

Figure 20-1 -Refer to Figure 20-1.The Ratio of Female-To-Male Earnings Has Increased