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21)Unlike women, men’s contribution to domestic work A)does not define them as husbands and fathers. B)involves long-term commitments. C)is less valued than women’s contributions. D)is invisible and unaccredited. E)tends to involve day-to-day activities. 22) Husbands are more satisfied with the arrangement of household tasks than wives because A)husbands tend to do chores that do not require physical strength. B)husbands are more interested in household chores than women. C)men have a wider variety of tasks to choose from. D)wives continue to do the majority of household tasks. E)wives do not want to do any household chores. 23)According to Oerton (1998), the division of housework among gay and lesbian families is: A)randomly assigned to the partner who wants and likes to do housework. B)based on who has more time to devote to the tasks on any given day. C)is irrelevant since most gay and lesbian families can afford to hire domestic help. D)not egalitarian and a pattern of primary breadwinner/primary caregiver often emerges. E)is egalitarian and divided evenly among both partners. 24)What kinds of occupations are women most likely to be found in? A)Manufacturing and service work positions. B)Professional occupations such as doctors and lawyers. C)Science and technology occupations such as engineering, mathematics or computers. D)Academic occupations such as university or college professors or researchers. E)Women are not likely to be found in any occupations because they are generally not in the labour force. 25)__________ families are more likely to dine out when women have higher incomes. A)White. B)Jamaican. C)East Indian. D)Asian. E)Dutch. 26)Today,__________ couples are dual earner couples in Canada. A)9 out of 10. B)7 out of 10. C)6 out of 10. D)5 out of 10. E)6.2 out of 10 27)How does poverty differ between men and women? A)Men do not experience poverty while all women will experience it at some point in their life. B)For men, it is a result of unemployment and they can get out of it by getting a job whereas for women, a job may only reduce poverty but not erase it. C)Men try to avoid poverty at all costs while women are more accepting of this fate. D)There are more government supports for men who experience poverty than for women who experience poverty. E)If men enter into poverty, they are not likely to get out of it while women are more likely to escape poverty after two years. 28)The proportion of women with young children who are participating in the labour force has _____________ since 1965. A)stayed the same B)decreased C)increased D)leveled off E)been reduced 29)In 2006, ______% of women and ______ said they worked part-time to care for children or meet other family responsibilities. A)32 and 52 B)80 and 10 C)32 and 6 D)6  and 32 E)50 and 50 30)Which of the following statements about gender and work is correct? A)Among single people and young married people, the earnings of men and women are farther apart than ever. B)Married women earn $0.49 for ever dollar that married men earn. C)The gap in earnings between highly educated, young, professional men and women has widened in recent years. D)The nature of women’s work in the home and in the labour force reinforces the division of labour at home. E)Men typically spend more time on home maintenance and repair than women do on day-to-day housework and childcare.