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In the Past, Bank Tellers Were Overwhelmingly Male, but Today

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In the past, bank tellers were overwhelmingly male, but today they are mostly female. Which of the following could explain this shift?


A) The number of women in the workforce has declined.
B) Changes in technology made the work easier and less important, which drove down wages and prestige accorded to the job.
C) The gendered division of labor has increasingly spread to areas of the economy that used to be gender neutral.
D) Banks are more heavily regulated by the government than in the past, making them more likely to be sexist.
E) The banking industry is much more important in today's globalized economy, and this added prestige draws more women to the job.

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