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True or false: Historically, women have consistently faced lower unemployment rates than men before the pandemic.
False
True or false: The pandemic led to a peak in unemployment for both genders, with slightly more impact on men.
True
True or false: The latest data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows a higher global unemployment rate for women compared to men.
True
True or false: The gender gap observed in labor-force participation has been decreasing since the pandemic.
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True or false: The likelihood of unemployment among workers with different levels of educational attainment tends to vary based on a country’s income level according to the text.
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True or false: Historically, women have consistently faced higher unemployment rates than men, except for a short period in 2020 when the pandemic led to a peak in unemployment for both genders (and slightly more so for men).
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True or false: The global unemployment rate stands at approximately 4.5% for women and 4.3% for men according to the latest data from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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True or false: Both men’s and women’s unemployment rates have almost returned to pre-pandemic levels after the surge in unemployment due to pandemic lockdowns.
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True or false: The likelihood of women experiencing unemployment is currently higher than for men, compounding the gender gap observed in labour-force participation.
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True or false: The likelihood of unemployment among workers with different levels of educational attainment tends to vary based on a country’s income level.
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True or false: According to ILO estimate, 473 million people fall into the jobs gap category.
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True or false: Women's jobs gap rate of 15% is significantly higher than men’s jobs gap rate of 10.5%.
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True or false: Among both men and women actively seeking employment, women are significantly less likely to be readily available to start work on short notice than men.
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True or false: Evidence suggests that the gaps in job opportunities for women persist due to both a lack of suitable job opportunities and lack of access to existing opportunities.
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True or false: Women face greater difficulties in their search for employment compared to men according to the provided text.
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What is the total value of a company known as?
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Which of the following is classified as a liability for a company?
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What should be equal to the sum of the assets for a company?
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What is the total value of a company known as?
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Which of the following is classified as a liability for a company?
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According to the text, which of the following is included in the assets of a company?
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India's IT industry achieved sales of $16 billion last year.
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Infosys runs the biggest corporate training facility in the world.
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India's BPO industry had sales of $36 billion last year.
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Infosys' headquarters in Bangalore includes open-air restaurants, an amphitheater, and a swimming pool.
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India's BPO industry is older and larger than its IT industry.
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India's IT industry is hiring about 500 graduates a month straight from Indian technical colleges.
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