In 2014 how many of the 435 members of the House of Representatives were women?
a. 79
b. 148
c. 213
d. 353
Which major armed conflict marked the first time the government officially opened the military to both sexes?
a. the Revolutionary War
b. the Civil War
c. World War II
d. the Iraq War
To find statements in support of the traditional dominance of men over women, you could look among the prayers and sacred texts for which religion(s)?
a. only Christianity
b. only Judaism
c. only Islam
d. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Women in the United States gained the right to vote in
a. 1789.
b. 1865.
c. 1920.
d. 1965.
In 2012, women were what percent of the U.S. military personnel fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?
a. 0
b. 5
c. 15
d. 45
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, an Amendment to the Civil Rights Act, which
a. allocated federal funds for scholarships to allow women to attend college.
b. insisted upon comparable worth policies in wage schedules for government jobs.
c. banned discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program receiving federal funding.
d. required men and women to compete in the same college sports.
If you were to view television advertising in the United States, you would NOT expect to see women who are
a. lying down.
b. taller than the men they are with.
c. selling clothing or cleaning products.
d. appearing in childlike poses.
According to Jessie Bernard, traditional marriage benefits men more than women because
a. it puts women under the control of men.
b. marriage is a deeply flawed social institution.
c. it gives women power over men.
d. fewer women than men ever get married.
As of 2014, women in the United States earn what share of all bachelor's degrees?
a. 5 percent
b. 23 percent
c. 48 percent
d. 57 percent
Gender stereotypes divide humanity by constructing femininity and masculinity in
a. completely factual ways.
b. different and often opposing terms.
c. ways that favor women.
d. exactly the same terms.
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