Question

Assertion: Women are mostly involved in jobs such as nursing and teaching.

Reason: In our society, people associate certain jobs and professions with gender.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• C. Only A is true.
• D. Both A and R are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

In our society, we associate certain professions and jobs with gender. For example, the profession of teaching, nursing, care giving, housework is associated with the women.

Women are associated with jobs which are gentle, require patience, that are less physical and technical. It is linked to women's role within the family. It is believed that women do not have a technical or scientific mind. They are considered physically weak. Whereas armed forces, agriculture, mechanical and technical jobs are associated with men.

These general stereotypes in the society must be broken.