51.The main advantage of working part-time is that it allows women to:
a.take care of family and the home.
b.do more volunteer work.
c.pursue their education.
d.acquire health insurance.
52.Approximately half of all women who work part-time give ____ as their reason for not working full-time.
a.lack of an education
b.child care and family obligations
c.the inability to find a full-time job
d.physical limitations
53.Pink-collar occupations are concentrated in:
a.manufacturing firms.
b.professional fields.
c.government agencies.
d.service industries.
54.Ninety percent of part-time employment occurs in:
a.home-based work.
b.industries dominated by men.
c.light manufacturing.
d.pink-collar occupations.
55.Pink-collar occupations are dominated by:
a.teenagers.
b.women.
c.middle-aged workers.
d.professional workers.
56.Benefits (insurance, pensions, etc.) for part-time workers are:
a.better than for full-time employees.
b.the same as for full-time employees.
c.better in the public sector than in the private sector.
d.almost nonexistent.
57.Women with families tend to have absence rates:
a.that are half that of men.
b.that are twice as high as men.
c.that are half as much as women without children.
d.that are equal to men.
58.The biggest increase in labor force participation among mothers has occurred among women:
a.with large families.
b.with children under age 3.
c.with foster children.
d.with only one or two children.
59.About ____ mothers stays home and provides full-time care for her children.
a.one in two
b.one in three
c.one in four
d.one in five
60.Opponents of government funding of professionally run child-care centers are concerned about:
a.giving federal funds to state governments.
b.the quality of subsidized day care.
c.increasing the national debt.
d.site selection criteria.