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Women's Rights and Roles Answers

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Human rights can best be described as

A
the right to life, liberty, and security.
B
the fundamental rights that are always guaranteed.
C
the fundamental rights that belong to all people.
D
the right to equality before the law.
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Who was the first Black woman to serve as the US Secretary of State?

A
Angela Merkel
B
Margaret Thatcher
C
Anita Hill
D
Condoleezza Rice
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What can prevent a child from exercising his or her right to an education in some countries in the world? Check all that apply.The school may not be able to deal with their disability.Violence, racism, and discrimination may stop them.They may have to work to help support their family.Laws may prevent them from going to school.The family can’t afford to pay for schooling.They may lack the desire to attend school.They may lack the ability to learn.

A
The school may not be able to deal with their disability.
B
Violence, racism, and discrimination may stop them.
C
They may have to work to help support their family.
D
Laws may prevent them from going to school.
E
The family can’t afford to pay for schooling.
F
They may lack the desire to attend school.
G
They may lack the ability to learn.
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What do Marissa Mayer and Indra Nooyi have in common?

A
They were the first two women to hold US cabinet positions.
B
They are the most recent women to serve as prime ministers.
C
They are both heads of global businesses.
D
They are both now serving as foreign ministers of their countries.
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The main reason Yemen ranks lowest in the world in gender equality is because

A
men make all the major decisions.
B
women make up less than 1 percent of parliament.
C
women have limited access to education.
D
men expect women to stay at home.
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Which best illustrates Malala Yousafzai’s story?

A
People may be afraid to support you if you want to go to school.
B
Women’s roles and human rights have been limited in some parts of the world.
C
Women should be careful when they exert their rights.
D
People’s attitudes toward women’s education are no longer negative.
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Park Geun-Hye’s presidency is particularly challenging because

A
of the sudden increase in tension with Israel.
B
recovery from war is a challenge and struggle.
C
her country faces struggling economic times and tension with North Korea.
D
her attempt at peace talks with North Korea is not being met with enthusiasm.
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Why do women in Japan represent 50 percent of the workforce but make up only 10 percent of the managerial positions?

A
There are laws prohibiting women from working in managerial positions.
B
Traditional beliefs and cultural norms keep women out of managerial positions.
C
The job demands make it very difficult for mothers to take leadership positions.
D
Husbands want their wives to leave managerial positions open for men.
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Which is a correct statement about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

A
It was adopted by the UN Security Council during the worst of the Holocaust.
B
It is not accepted by enough countries to make a real difference.
C
It was adopted in 1948 by the UN General Assembly.
D
Its intention was to protect women’s rights.
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Which is the correct ranking of countries from most equal in gender equality to least equal in gender equality?

A
Japan, Sweden, Yemen
B
Japan, Yemen, Sweden
C
Sweden, Japan, Yemen
D
Sweden, Yemen, Japan

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