Since the 1970s, the percentage of women preparing for careers in professions has been ____, while the female/male earnings ratio has been ____ during this same period.
A) rising; declining
B) rising; increasing
C) falling; increasing
D) falling; declining

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Since the 1970s, more women have been entering professional fields, leading to a rise in the percentage of women preparing for such careers. Simultaneously, the female/male earnings ratio has been increasing as gender pay gaps have been gradually narrowing.

Since the 1970s, the Percentage of Women Preparing for Careers