Read the excerpt from "For the ERA." In any event, there has for years been great controversy as to the usefulness to women of these state labor laws. There has never been any doubt that they worked a hardship on women who need or want to work overtime and on women who need or want better paying jobs, and there has been no persuasive evidence as to how many women benefit from the archaic policy of the laws.
Answer
A
The laws hinder women's employment opportunities and have not been shown to provide any benefits.
B
Over the years, various events have shown that the overtime laws that apply only to women do not help them.
C
Every woman has the right to work overtime and advance in her career; the ERA will help ensure no more laws that work against women will be passed.
D
While controversy abounds around the subject of a woman's right to be given special labor protections, recent evidence has proven that most women consider those laws archaic.
Explanation
The excerpt says the laws create hardships for women who want overtime or better-paying jobs. It also says there is no persuasive evidence showing how many women benefit from them. Choice A captures both points: the laws hinder employment opportunities, and their benefits have not been demonstrated. The excerpt does not claim that evidence proves the laws do not help any women at all, so the other choices overstate or add claims.
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