Which of the following sentences best describes a situation that comparable-worth policies were designed to address?
A) In a manufacturing company,there are no female managers.
B) A consumer products company has been sued for racial discrimination.
C) An agency works with a supermarket's HR department to design a job that could be held by people with mental disabilities.
D) In a city government,positions mostly held by women pay less than positions mostly held by men.
E) At a utility company,jobs that involve physical strain and danger pay more than office jobs.

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Comparable-worth policies were designed to address the issue of gender-based wage discrimination where positions that are traditionally held by women pay less than positions that are traditionally held by men. This situation is described in option D where positions held by women in a city government are paid less than positions held by men.

Which of the Following Sentences Best Describes a Situation That