Median earnings of year-round,full-time women workers are considerably less than those for men because women have

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The best choice is D because research has shown that a major factor contributing to the wage gap between men and women is the fact that women tend to be concentrated in lower-paying jobs and industries, while men are more often found in higher-paying positions and fields. This distribution is not due to women having lower productivity, higher absence rates, or less permanent attachment to jobs. Therefore, D is the correct choice.

Median Earnings of Year-Round,full-Time Women Workers Are Considerably Less Than