Your classmate Rachel is a business major. She has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and has long dreamt of being the CEO of her own startup company. While she believes that she will eventually marry her longtime beau, Luke, she has no interest whatsoever in having children. Based on the research on women's career development presented in your text, it would be MOST reasonable to expect which of the following?

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According to the research presented in the text, women who do not have children are more likely to experience career advancement on par with their male colleagues. The text does not suggest that Rachel will end up having children or that discontinuity from the labor force is not connected to lower salaries and workplace status. The text also does not suggest that the number of women in the workforce is projected to decrease. Therefore, the most reasonable expectation for Rachel is that if she does not have children, she is likely to experience career advancement on par with her male colleagues.

Your Classmate Rachel Is a Business Major