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(5) Recentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegappredictthateventhoughentry-levelsalariesformalesandfemalesinthesameoccupationarenearlyequalbecausewomen’smarketskillshaveimprovedvastly,thechancesoftheoverallgapclosingintheforeseeablefutureareminimal.Thisisduetoseveralfactorsthatarelikelytochangeveryslowly,ifatall.Animportantreasonisthatwomenareconcentratedinoccupation—serviceandclerical—thatpaylessthantraditionalmalejobs.Itispossiblethatmorewomenthanmenintheirtwentiesarehesitanttocommitthemselvestoayear-roundlifetimecareerorjobformanyreasons.Thereislingeringattitudeonboththepartofwomenandtheiremployersthatwomenarenotcutoutforcertainjobs.Notonlydoesthisattitudechannelwomenintolower-payingwork，butitalsoservestokeepthemfromtopmanagementpositions. Anothersignificantfactorinthewideningwagegapbetweenmenandwomenafterenteringtheworkforce,evenincomparablejobs,isthatwomenoftendropoutatcriticalpointsintheircareerstohaveafamily.Womenstillhavetheprimaryresponsibilityforchildrearing;eveniftheycontinuetowork,theyoftenforgoovertimeandpromotionsthatwouldconflictwithhomeresponsibilities.Theagesof25to35havebeenshownrepeatedlytobetheperiodwhenworkingconsistentlyandhardisvitaltoadvancementandjobsecurity.Thesearepreciselytheyearswhenwomenarelikelytohavechildrenandbegintoslideawayfrommeninearningpower.Consequently,awoman’sincomeismorelikelytobeseenassecondarytoherhusband’s. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？

A．Women’s market skills have improved greatly.
B．Child care is still chiefly women’s work.
C．Women are typically employed in clerical and service jobs.
D．Domestic duties no longer conflict with women’s jobs.

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