Question

Which of the following is most likely to be true if the author’s statements about gendered networks in the workplace are true?

• A. Mid-career women do not find it as easy to get access to senior leaders, who are usually male, as their male colleagues. They therefore find career progression or new opportunities easier to come by.
• B. Mid-career women find it easier to get access to senior leaders, who are usually male, as their male colleagues. They therefore find career progression or new opportunities easier to come by.
• C. Mid-career women do not find it as easy to get access to senior leaders, who are usually male, as their male colleagues. They therefore find career progression or new opportunities harder to come by.
• D. Mid-career women find it easier to get access to senior leaders, who are usually male, as their male colleagues. They therefore do not find career progression or new opportunities harder to come by.
• A. People are more hesitant to hire men from their mid 30s to their late 40s but may be more willing to hire women of a similar age.
• B. People are more hesitant to hire women from their mid 30s to their late 40s but may be more willing to hire men of a similar age.
• C. Women from their mid 30s to their late 40s always prioritise parenting responsibilities and so are not really interested in pursuing a career
• D. Women who have children are less committed to their careers than men.
• A. Male professors are likely to be promoted at an even rate throughout their career, while women professors would experience a lower likelihood of promotion in the mid-career stage.
• B. Since there is a wide disparity between the evaluations that male and female professors receive, the practice of relying upon such evaluations will quickly be abandoned.
• C. Male and female professors will receive promotions at a similar rate throughout the course of their career.
• D. Women professors are likely to be promoted at an even rate throughout their career, while male professors would experience a lower likelihood of promotion in the mid-career stage.
• A. Women going through menopause often quit the workforce voluntarily.
• B. Women going through menopause are more likely to be perceived negatively at the workplace and to have difficulty achieving professional success.
• C. Women going through menopause should be permitted to take a mid-career sabbatical.
• D. Women going through menopause are more likely to be perceived positively at the workplace and to achieve professional success.
• A. Several independent studies conducted in different countries have shown that women in the workplace are perceived positively and are favourably treated as they age.
• B. Several independent studies conducted in different countries have shown that women in the workplace are perceived negatively and are unfairly treated as they age.
• C. The studies mentioned in the passage have been discredited after they were published, and no reliance should be placed on them.
• D. The studies mentioned in the passage were conducted on very small sample sets and cannot be used to make general statements about the difference in perception between men and women.
• A. Women professors perceived as being ‘grandmotherly’ are regarded as being likeable and caring.
• B. Women professors perceived as being ‘grandmotherly’ are treated better by their colleagues and students.
• C. Women professors perceived as being ‘grandmotherly’ are regarded as being slow, inefficient, and outdated in their field.
• D. Women professors perceived as being ‘grandmotherly’ are regarded very highly and receive much more respect than younger women professors.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The correct option is (C): Mid-career women do not find it as easy to get access to senior leaders, who are usually male, as their male colleagues. They therefore find career progression or new opportunities harder to come by.

Answer 2

The correct option is (C): People are more hesitant to hire women from their mid 30s to their late 40s but may be more willing to hire men of a similar age.

Answer 3

The correct option is (A): Male professors are likely to be promoted at an even rate throughout their career, while women professors would experience a lower likelihood of promotion in the mid-career stage.

Answer 4

The correct option is (D): Women going through menopause are more likely to be perceived positively at the workplace and to achieve professional success.

Answer 5

The correct option is (B): Several independent studies conducted in different countries have shown that women in the workplace are perceived negatively and are unfairly treated as they age.

Answer 6

The correct option is (C): Women professors perceived as being ‘grandmotherly’ are regarded as being slow, inefficient, and outdated in their field.