Question

In the island country​ Jambalaya, a debate is on about the gender wage gap among factory workers in the economy. The​ Women's Leadership Foundation​ (WLF), a feminist​ group, attributes the difference in wages to gender discrimination in the workplace. When asked to comment on this​ claim, Bill​ Liamor, the spokesperson for the Chamber of​ Commerce, clearly stated in a press meet that this was not the case. According to​ him, manufacturing firms in Jambalaya were fair and did not discriminate on the basis of gender.  

Which of the​ following, if​ true, would weaken the​ WLF's argument?

A.Most industries in Jambalaya are​ capital-intensive.

B.Over the past fifty​ years, the divorce rate in Jambalaya has increased and now stands at​ 48.5%.

C.The government is undertaking a new program to increase the number of women workers who are affiliated with labor unions in Jambalaya.

D.​Recently, a study showed that a large proportion of workers in the informal economy in Jambalaya are women.

E.Most manufacturing firms in Jambalaya use the​ piece-rate system of payment for workers.

Answer 1

D. Recently a studied showed that a large proportion of workers in the informal economy in Jambalaya are women.

Industries being capital intensive will have less labour but that doesn't explain the gener wage gap. The divorce and programs being taken to increase the number of women affiliated wit labor unions and the piece-rate system of payment(Where the workers are paid per creation(or output) also do not explain the gender wage gap being caused by discrimination on the basis of gender and do not weaken the WLF's argument.

A higher proportion of women being in the informal economy where the workers and their wages are not regulated by the state and are lower for both men and women in general can explain the cause of the gender wage gap.

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