Question

question 2 of 10
which statement from the \equal pay bill\ letter is most clearly based on a stereotype?
a. if businesses are forced to pay women the same as male earnings, that means they will have to reduce the pay for the men they employ, simple economics.
b. it is not the role of government to dictate to businesses what they should pay anyway, either as a minimum wage or equal pay for men and women.
c. let the marketplace determine what free - market forces should prevail.
d. if that happens, then men will have an even more difficult time earning enough to support their families, which will mean more mothers will be forced to leave the home.

Explanation:

A stereotype is a widely held but oversimplified and generalized belief about a group. Option D assumes that men are the sole breadwinners ("support their families") and women are only meant to be in the home ("Mothers will be forced to leave the home"). This is a gender - based stereotype.

Answer:

D. If that happens, then men will have an even more difficult time earning enough to support their families, which will mean more Mothers will be forced to leave the home.