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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #35454 Sex-biased Hiring

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Discrimination against women has been alleged in hiring practices for many occupations, but it is extremely difficult to demonstrate sex-biased hiring. A change in the way symphony orchestras musicians provides an unusual way to test for sex-biased hiring. To overcome possible biases in hiring, most orchestras their audition policies in the 1970s and 1980s. A major change involved the use of blind' auditions with a screen' to the identity of the candidate from the jury. Female musicians in the top five symphony orchestras in the United States were less than 5% of all players in 1970 but are 25% today. We ask whether women were more likely to be advanced and/or hired with the use of blind' auditions. Using data from actual auditions in an individual fixed-effects framework, we find that the screen by 50% the probability a woman will be out of certain preliminary rounds. The screen also enhances, by several folds, the likelihood a female contestant will be the winner in the final round. Using data on orchestra personnel, the switch to blind' auditions can explain between 30% and 55% of the increase in the proportion female among new hires and between 25% and 46% of the increase in the percentage female in the orchestras since 1970.

recruiting exchanged increases reveal conceal advanced revised on

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A.I. Explanation:

Correct answer: recruiting
Explanation: The word 'recruiting' is a gerund that fits grammatically as the subject of the sentence, indicating the action of hiring musicians. It aligns with the context of discussing hiring practices in orchestras.
Meaning: 'Recruiting' refers to the process of finding and hiring new members, in this case, musicians for orchestras.
Wrong options:
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
reveal: 'Reveal' is a verb that means to make known, which does not relate to the action of hiring musicians.
advanced: 'Advanced' is an adjective that does not fit grammatically as it does not describe an action related to hiring.
exchanged: 'Exchanged' is a verb that means to give and receive something in return, which does not apply to the context of recruiting musicians.
increases: 'Increases' is a verb that indicates a rise in quantity, which does not fit the context of the action being described.
conceal: 'Conceal' is a verb that means to hide, which does not relate to the action of recruiting musicians.
Correct answer: revised
Explanation: The term 'revised' is the past tense of 'revise,' which fits grammatically as it describes the action orchestras took in the past to change their audition policies.
Meaning: 'Revised' means to change or amend something, in this case, the audition policies of orchestras.
Wrong options:
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
reveal: 'Reveal' is a verb that means to make known, which does not fit the context of changing policies.
advanced: 'Advanced' is an adjective that does not fit grammatically as it does not describe an action related to policy changes.
exchanged: 'Exchanged' is a verb that means to give and receive something in return, which does not apply to the context of revising policies.
increases: 'Increases' is a verb that indicates a rise in quantity, which does not fit the context of the action being described.
conceal: 'Conceal' is a verb that means to hide, which does not relate to the action of revising policies.
Correct answer: conceal
Explanation: The word 'conceal' is a verb that fits grammatically as it describes the action of hiding the identity of the candidate, which is the purpose of the screen in auditions.
Meaning: 'Conceal' means to hide or keep something secret, in this case, the identity of the candidate.
Wrong options:
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
reveal: 'Reveal' is a verb that means to make known, which is the opposite of what the screen is intended to do.
advanced: 'Advanced' is an adjective that does not fit grammatically as it does not describe an action related to hiding identity.
exchanged: 'Exchanged' is a verb that means to give and receive something in return, which does not apply to the context of concealing identity.
increases: 'Increases' is a verb that indicates a rise in quantity, which does not fit the context of the action being described.
revised: 'Revised' is a verb that means to change or amend something, which does not relate to the action of hiding identity.
Correct answer: increases
Explanation: The word 'increases' is a verb that fits grammatically as it describes the action of raising the probability, aligning with the context of discussing the effects of the screen.
Meaning: 'Increases' means to make something larger or greater, in this case, the probability of a woman being advanced.
Wrong options:
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
reveal: 'Reveal' is a verb that means to make known, which does not fit the context of raising probability.
advanced: 'Advanced' is an adjective that does not fit grammatically as it does not describe an action related to increasing probability.
exchanged: 'Exchanged' is a verb that means to give and receive something in return, which does not apply to the context of increasing probability.
conceal: 'Conceal' is a verb that means to hide, which does not relate to the action of increasing probability.
revised: 'Revised' is a verb that means to change or amend something, which does not fit the context of increasing probability.
Correct answer: advanced
Explanation: The word 'advanced' is a past participle that fits grammatically as it describes the action of being moved forward in the audition process, aligning with the context of discussing outcomes.
Meaning: 'Advanced' means to be moved forward or promoted in a process, in this case, the audition rounds.
Wrong options:
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
reveal: 'Reveal' is a verb that means to make known, which does not fit the context of being moved forward.
revised: 'Revised' is a verb that means to change or amend something, which does not relate to the action of being advanced.
exchanged: 'Exchanged' is a verb that means to give and receive something in return, which does not apply to the context of being advanced.
increases: 'Increases' is a verb that indicates a rise in quantity, which does not fit the context of the action being described.
conceal: 'Conceal' is a verb that means to hide, which does not relate to the action of being advanced.

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