What Do You Know About Women's Equality

1. Women and men are paid equally in all areas.

True

False

Women workers earn less than men at every stage in their careers. If equal pay was administered, a 50% reduction of mothers in poverty would take place, and a 62% reduction of married women in poverty would take place.

Explanation

Women workers earn less than men at every stage in their careers. If equal pay was administered, a 50% reduction of mothers in poverty would take place, and a 62% reduction of married women in poverty would take place.

2. Over 30 percent of jobs in the army, including combat positions, cannot be held by women.

True

False

Women can not be cooks, nurses, typists or anything in an infantry, armor or field-artillery battalions or to any short-range air defense, special forces or combat-engineer companies.

Explanation

Women can not be cooks, nurses, typists or anything in an infantry, armor or field-artillery battalions or to any short-range air defense, special forces or combat-engineer companies.

3. Women must have higher achievements than men in order to be accepted to certain colleges.

True

False

With the percentages of women to men acceptance rates at such a high difference, in order for a woman to be accepted her achievements must be at a higher level then a man's. If women and men were accepted at the same percentages, women would outnumber men 2 to 1, therefore more men are being accepted into the nations top universities.

Explanation

With the percentages of women to men acceptance rates at such a high difference, in order for a woman to be accepted her achievements must be at a higher level then a man's. If women and men were accepted at the same percentages, women would outnumber men 2 to 1, therefore more men are being accepted into the nations top universities.

4. There is a higher percentage of males being accepted into colleges and universities today.

True

False

Women make up over half of the college student population, so college admissions officers have begun to accept a higher of percentage of men than women in order to "even the playing field."

Explanation

Women make up over half of the college student population, so college admissions officers have begun to accept a higher of percentage of men than women in order to "even the playing field."

5. Which right of pregnant women is not protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

Your employer cannot fire you because you are pregnant.

You are allowed to work as long as you can perform your job.

Your employer must give you paid leave of absence.

Your employer cannot force you to take mandatory maternity leave.

It is not mandatory for an employer to give a pregnant woman paid leave of absence. It depends on the company's policies.

Explanation

It is not mandatory for an employer to give a pregnant woman paid leave of absence. It depends on the company's policies.

6. Which career types have the largest gap between women and men workers?

Educational fields

Science fields

Medical fields

Business fields

There are many more men in the field of science than women.

Explanation

There are many more men in the field of science than women.

7. Which is not a reason that the government keeps women from combat positions in the army?

Women lack courage and mental toughness.

Women lack the physical strength needed for ground combat.

Captured women could possibly be raped.

Women will chicken out when tough situations occur.

The reason that the government keeps women from combat positions in the army is not because women will chicken out when tough situations occur. This answer is incorrect because it perpetuates a stereotype that women are not capable of handling difficult or challenging situations. It is important to recognize that courage, mental toughness, physical strength, and the risk of sexual assault are not gender-specific traits or concerns, and should not be used as reasons to exclude women from combat positions.

Explanation

The reason that the government keeps women from combat positions in the army is not because women will chicken out when tough situations occur. This answer is incorrect because it perpetuates a stereotype that women are not capable of handling difficult or challenging situations. It is important to recognize that courage, mental toughness, physical strength, and the risk of sexual assault are not gender-specific traits or concerns, and should not be used as reasons to exclude women from combat positions.

8. Women lie about sexual assault because they feel guilty.

True

False

Women rarely make false reports about sexual assault. In fact, it is a vastly under-reported crime.

Explanation

Women rarely make false reports about sexual assault. In fact, it is a vastly under-reported crime.

9. About 1 in every ____ women will be sexually assaulted.

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5

10

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About 1 in every 6 women will be sexually assaulted, whereas about 1 in every 33 men will be sexually assaulted.

Explanation

About 1 in every 6 women will be sexually assaulted, whereas about 1 in every 33 men will be sexually assaulted.

10. A woman can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if...(check all that apply)

She has been employed by the company for at least a year

She works at least 25 hours a week

There is someone else to do her job

The company employs 50 or more workers within a 75-mile radius

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