Why Were the Young, Generally Unmarried Women Who Worked for Wages

Why were the young, generally unmarried women who worked for wages outside the home confined to certain "women's jobs"?

A) The sexual division of labor replicated a long-standing pattern of gender segregation and inequality.
B) Men, as breadwinners for their families, demanded the best and highest-paying jobs.
C) Governments, concerned that factory work would interfere with the growth of the national population, increasingly regulated what women could do.
D) Most religions condemned work outside the home for women.