In 1991, the issue of feminism resurfaced in the mainstream media on a

Can anyone explain why the answer to Q1 is A?

I couldn't find where in the passage "the author argues directly that women are pressured to maintain a certain physical appearance".
The last paragraph mentions that Lisa Lyons recommends "dressing down" to avoid humiliation. But I am not able to link this properly to question 1.

2/3 right and i dont know why answer to first question is A
isnt it far too broad to assume that author will disagree that "Working women face few pressures to maintain a physically attractive appearance"
I guess answer should be B
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What is the answer for Q2 and Q3


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Look for a choice that runs counter to the author‘s main arguments about the barriers that women face. (A) immediately recommends itself: the author argues directly that women are pressured to maintain a certain physical appearance, which A denies.

(A): The correct answer

(B): Opposite. The author alludes to abortion in ¶2 when discussing the "fragility of gains" in advancement. Women therefore have at times tied the battle over abortion to the idea of overall gains in the feminist movement.

(C): Opposite. This can be inferred from the author‘s discussion of broad barriers to advancement and the segue to a specific example, the record industry, in ¶s1 and 3.

(D): Opposite. This follows from the author‘s argument in ¶2 that women are under-represented in the Hall of Fame.

(E): Opposite. The author would most likely agree with this
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Q1 still confused why answer is A over B. Because the passage didn't mention anything regarding the Women tying the success of the feminist movement to the fight over abortion.

Whereas we can conclude that women have been dressing up like slobs so that they will see less attractive as they are hard to not look attractive by rest population.

Kindly confirm this.

As for 2nd and 3rd.
2. The induction of the first women into the Hall of Fame. Has nothing regarding to the feminism issue. It's the first lady's self worth and fame which put her in the hall of fame. so B is the answer.

3. Answer is D because it's supporting the argument that women are not moving ahead in sectors such as the music industry. (Since the whole passage is against the discrimination held against women, D fits better here)

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1. Based on the examples provided in the passage, with which of the following assertions is it most likely that the author would disagree?

A. Working women face few pressures to maintain a physically attractive appearance.
B. Women have often tied the success of the feminist movement to the fight over abortion.
C. Women working in the music industry are subject to similar obstacles as working women in other fields.
D. Women working in the music industry have not achieved status commensurate with their contribution to the art.
E. Women have always been discriminated against by men

Correct Answer - A
Explanation- its the only option that has not been mentioned in the passage, rest all the other options have been discussed by author through out the passage.
Option B, C - incorrect , they are mentioned in the passage as: "Though the battle over abortion rights caused women to recognize the underlying fragility of the gains the feminist movement had made, the media focus on other "women‘s issues" further illuminated the struggles women continued to face in society."
Option D - incorrect , mentioned in the passage as: "Even the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, established in the mid-‘80s to recognize the contributions of those involved in the music business, has been criticized for overlooking women‘s contributions to the industry."
Option E - incorrect , as its mostly the jist of the passage, so can be safely eliminated.



2. Each of the following is cited by the author in the passage as evidence of the reawakening of feminism EXCEPT:

A. the release of the film Thelma & Louise.
B. women‘s response to the increasing threat of abortion rights.
C. the induction of the first women into the Hall of Fame.
D. the publication of Naomi Wolf‘s The Beauty Myth.
E. the increased attention given to the issue of sexual harassment

Correct Answer - C.
Explanation - as the induction of the first women into the Hall of Fame, has been only discussed with reference to the recognition that women don't receive, it has not been found to be the evidence of reawakening of feminism. Its just an example cited by the author to highlight the ignorance of contributions of women in the music industry.
Option A, D - incorrect as they are mentioned in the 1st para of the passage: "In 1991, the issue of feminism resurfaced in the mainstream media on a broad scale, from the release of the film Thelma & Louise to the publication of such books as Naomi Wolf‘s The Beauty Myth, Susan Faludi‘s Backlash, and Gloria Steinem‘s The Revolution Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, to the attention given to the issue of sexual harassment in the wake of the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings."
Option B, E - incorrect, they are also mentioned in the passage as:"Though the battle over abortion rights caused women to recognize the underlying fragility of the gains the feminist movement had made, the media focus on other "women‘s issues" further illuminated the struggles women continued to face in society. A November 3, 1991, story in the Los Angeles Times not only discussed the specific allegations mentioned above regarding sexual harassment, it also examined sexual harassment in the record industry as a whole, and revealed the "put up or shut up" bind women who experience harassment are placed in."

Out of the nearly one-hundred performers, songwriters, label executives, and promoters now in the Hall of Fame, the only female inductees to date are Aretha Franklin and Lavern Baker, inducted as performers, Carole King (with Gerry Goffin), inducted as a non-performer, and Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, inducted as "Forefathers

3. Suppose the number of female executives within the music industry has not increased measurably within the past two decades. If this statement is true, what effect would it have on the author‘s argument?

A. It would support the argument that women already hold too many positions at the executive level.
B. It would contradict the argument that men focus on women‘s physical appearance.
C. It would support the argument that the number of females inducted into the Hall of Fame will increase rapidly in the coming years.
D. It would support the argument that women are not moving ahead in sectors such as the music industry.
E. It would neither support nor contradict the author‘s argument

Correct Answer - D
Explanation - it can be inferred from the passage as: "the music industry was rocked by the announcement of allegations of sexual harassment involving executives at three major record companies and an attorney at a leading L.A. law firm.", implying that because of sexual harassment, less women would be moving head in the sectors in music industry.
Option A- incorrect, as opposite what's mentioned has been discussed in the passage, as mentioned:"Out of the nearly one-hundred performers, songwriters, label executives, and promoters now in the Hall of Fame, the only female inductees to date are Aretha Franklin and Lavern Baker, inducted as performers, Carole King (with Gerry Goffin), inducted as a non-performer, and Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, inducted as "Forefathers", implying that far too less women held executive position.
Option B - incorrect as out of scope, w.r.t the passage.
Option C - incorrect, again, not supported by the author in the passage, as nothing of the sort is mentioned in the passage.
Option E - incorrect, as it would support the author's argument.

Although it was a very long passage, the questions were cquite easy. If I had known the questions before reading the passage , I would have never wasted so much time reading the passage.
[in actual gmat we cant see the questions]. ANY SUGGESTION GUYS ON HOW TO SAVE TIME READING THESE TYPE OF LONG PASSAGES.


1. Based on the examples provided in the passage, with which of the following assertions is it most likely that the author would disagree?


All the options , Except Option A, are those with which author agrees. I couldnt see anywhere that author has stated about the physical appearance of the women.I also found that option E is very extreme and at the end selected this option.The options A seemed to me "out of context"
A. Working women face few pressures to maintain a physically attractive appearance.
B. Women have often tied the success of the feminist movement to the fight over abortion.Supported
C. Women working in the music industry are subject to similar obstacles as working women in other fields.( supported)
D. Women working in the music industry have not achieved status commensurate with their contribution to the art. ( supported)
E. Women have always been discriminated against by men ( It looked extreme).


2. Each of the following is cited by the author in the passage as evidence of the reawakening of feminism EXCEPT:

A. the release of the film Thelma & Louise.( mentioned in the first para that few events resulted in awakeninig of issue of Feminism.)
B. women‘s response to the increasing threat of abortion rights. Women have fought for this and have won thier rights.
C. the induction of the first women into the Hall of Fame. It was noted by one of the members that there are few women among the group of 100 artist.
It doesnt resulted in awekening. It was one of the support to the claim. CORRECT
D. the publication of Naomi Wolf‘s The Beauty Myth.( mentioned in the first para that few events resulted in awakeninig of issue of Feminism.)
E. the increased attention given to the issue of sexual harassment. Mentioned



3. Suppose the number of female executives within the music industry has not increased measurably within the past two decades. If this statement is true, what effect would it have on the author‘s argument?

Author has already claimed in the passage that women were given selective positions in the record/music industry.
Moreover, throughout the passage the idea stated is that women are not equally treated and rewarded in their work places.
SO the above case will support the author argument.

A. It would support the argument that women already hold too many positions at the executive level.
B. It would contradict the argument that men focus on women‘s physical appearance.
C. It would support the argument that the number of females inducted into the Hall of Fame will increase rapidly in the coming years.
D. It would support the argument that women are not moving ahead in sectors such as the music industry. ( Correct)
E. It would neither support nor contradict the author‘s argument

Q1:
As mentioned in the last paragraph, it was suggested by GC that dressing down helps her be safe in the music industry, by looking like a slob. This would mean that the women had the option to dress as they would like, else GC won't be having that freedom/or advertising it.

For option B, although the fight over abortion has helped them to realize that the movement has made an impact, it is not explicitly mentioned that the success of the whole movement attributes to one single issue mentioned.

Proposed Answer - B

Hi amoljain,

True that it's mentioned in the passage that Gail Colson used to dress like a slob to avoid the humiliation and degrading behavior of certain male colleagues, but author nowhere in the passage discusses about women facing more or less pressure to maintain a physically attractive appearance. If anything he would disagree with the A the most.

Option B on the other hand is actually present in the passage:"Though the battle over abortion rights caused women to recognize the underlying fragility of the gains the feminist movement had made, the media focus on other "women‘s issues" further illuminated the struggles women continued to face in society.". The fight over abortion made women realise the gains of feminist movement.

Thus A is the correct answer.

Hope This Helps.
Thanks.