Question 21.
Based on the passage, which of the following options BEST summarizes the author’s views?
Question Explanation
Option A: This is not the point the author is trying to make; the main idea is that in heterosexual couples, one person has to sacrifice for the sake of the family (children) and hence is not able to do the greedy jobs, not for their husband's "rise to fame".
Option B: This is the point the author tries to make in the last few sentences: "It may be the reason why the gender earnings gap for college graduates became larger than that between men and women in the entire population in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Women have been swimming upstream, holding their own but going against a strong current of endemic income inequality." This aptly captures the author's views and hence would be the correct answer.
Option C: Although the author attributes the gender pay gap to the idea of greedy work, saying it would be the most important reason is not something that the author wants to get across or something that summarises the main idea.
Option D: Although not completely disconnected, the picture painted by the author is not of a men's club being formed but the problems posed by the idea of greedy work for women. Option E: This option comes close, but greedy work as the "most formidable enemy can not be inferred and hence can not be said to be an apt summary of the author's views. Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.
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