CET Reading Comprehension Questions with Solutions – Page 39
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The last twenty years have witnessed an explosion of growth opportunities for women in industry, especially at the decision-making level. Today, more and more young women have a chance to walk the competitive edge and prove that their abilities are at par with, if not better than, those of their male colleagues.
However, as they are beginning to storm the traditional male bastions of management, they are finding out that the roads to success are paved with difficulties. They discover very early in their career that the battle for supremacy in corporate organizations calls into play not only the forces of power, control and dominance, but issues of gender, attitude and acceptance of women.
- Women have been restricted to entry-level industrial jobs.
- Industrial job opportunities have increased only for men.
- Women’s opportunities have expanded, especially at the decision-making level.
- Women no longer face competition in the corporate sector.
- Managerial roles have disappeared from industry.
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Answer: C. Women’s opportunities have expanded, especially at the decision-making level.
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- Management style of male
- Management areas dominated by males
- Careers for male
- Management abilities of male
- Careers of women
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Answer: B. Management areas dominated by males
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- A complete absence of professional responsibilities.
- An inability to compete with male colleagues.
- The disappearance of all opportunities for advancement.
- Gender-related attitudes and acceptance of women in managerial roles.
- A requirement that they leave industry altogether.
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Answer: D. Gender-related attitudes and acceptance of women in managerial roles.