填词补句。The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society(__)many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done primarily by women----ranging(__) family shopping to preparing meals to doing voluntary work-----still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now(__) some of these jobs, a situation that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time “ and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the(__).
Although there is still a big wage(__) between men and women, the income working women generate gives them new independence and(__)power. For example, women now purchase about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers insulted women shoppers by(__)them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are(__)customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to really (__)attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars ---- the Japanese society is still very much male—oriented. Perhaps it was the extreme contrast with Japanese society (__) prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.