What Do You Know About Women's Equality
How much do you know about your rights as a woman, today in 2010?
- 1.Over 30 percent of jobs in the army, including combat positions, cannot be held by women.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Which right of pregnant women is not protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
- A.
Your employer cannot fire you because you are pregnant.
- B.
You are allowed to work as long as you can perform your job.
- C.
Your employer must give you paid leave of absence.
- D.
Your employer cannot force you to take mandatory maternity leave.
- 3.There is a higher percentage of males being accepted into colleges and universities today.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Women and men are paid equally in all areas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.About 1 in every ____ women will be sexually assaulted.
- A.
2
- B.
5
- C.
10
- D.
6
- 6.Which is not a reason that the government keeps women from combat positions in the army?
- A.
Women lack courage and mental toughness.
- B.
Women lack the physical strength needed for ground combat.
- C.
Captured women could possibly be raped.
- D.
Women will chicken out when tough situations occur.
- 7.Women lie about sexual assault because they feel guilty.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which career types have the largest gap between women and men workers?
- A.
Educational fields
- B.
Science fields
- C.
Medical fields
- D.
Business fields
- 9.Women must have higher achievements than men in order to be accepted to certain colleges.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.A woman can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if...(check all that apply)
- A.
She has been employed by the company for at least a year
- B.
She works at least 25 hours a week
- C.
There is someone else to do her job
- D.
The company employs 50 or more workers within a 75-mile radius
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