Between 1960 and 1980, the female/male annual earnings ratio of full-time workers ____. Between 1980 and 2009, the female/male annual earnings ratio of full-time workers ____.
A) changed very little; fell
B) changed very little; rose
C) fell; changed very little
D) rose; changed very little

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Between 1960 and 1980, the female/male earnings ratio changed very little, but from 1980 to 2009, it rose as women began to close the earnings gap with men.

Between 1960 and 1980, the Female/male Annual Earnings Ratio of Full-Time