Assertion: We find more women in certain jobs like nursing or teaching than in other sectors like engineering.
Reasoning: Nursing is physically much harder work than designing a bridge.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Why do we find more women in certain jobs like nursing or teaching than in other sectors like engineering? Is this just a coincidence or is it because society thinks that women are suited for caring and nurturing work as against jobs which are seen as ‘tough’ and masculine? Yet nursing is physically much harder work than designing a bridge