Question

Overall, women's participation in the labor force has _____ since the mid-1950s, while men's participation has _____.

A. Been stagnant; slowly increased
B. Steadily increased; slowly declined
C. Steadily decreased; steadily increased
D. Steadily increased; rapidly declined
E. Rapidly increased; rapidly declined

Answer 1

B. Steadily increased; slowly declined

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Men's labor force participation rate has been slowly declining since the 1950s, from a maximum of 86.4% in 1950 to an estimated 70% in 2020.

On the other hand, women's labor force participation has steadily increased during the last decades since a low 33.9% in 1950 to an estimated 59.4% in 2020.