Recall Application 1, "After Growing Sharply, Women's Labor Force Participation Has Leveled Off," to answer the following questions:
-According to the application, the reason why the labor- force participation rate of women has leveled off is because:
A) women have become lazy and got tired of working.
B) the wages of women have slowly been declining and women no longer found it worthwhile to work.
C) women have been going back to school.
D) women can no longer decrease the time they need to spend on housework and other duties.

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The article states that "women are not making additional gains because they can no longer reduce the time they devote to housework and family responsibilities." Therefore, the reason why the labor-force participation rate of women has leveled off is because women can no longer decrease the time they need to spend on housework and other duties. Choices A and B are not mentioned in the article and C is not supported by the evidence presented.