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Quiz
Read the sentence from the article
This belief can make girls less motivated to pursue ambitious careers
or activities.
Which of the following statements from the article BEST supports the idea in the sentence
above?
(A)
There isn't anything about the game itself that becomes less interesting for
girls, but rather it's the description of it as being for kids that are really, really
smart," Cimplan said
These stereotypes discourage women's pursuit of many prestigious
careers; that is, women are underrepresented in fields whose members
cherish brilliance,' the authors of the study wrote.
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instill the idea that success in any line of work is putting your head down,
being passionate about what you are doing." Cimpian sald, adding that
exposure to successful women who can serve as role models also helps.
"We need to explain to children that laws were created specifically to prevent
women from becoming great scientists, artists, composers, writers.
explorers and leaders," Bigler added.
(D)