What mindset encouraged more women to work?

• A. Social Mobility
• B. Making Ends Meet
• C. Career Advancement
• D. Economic Necessity

Answer: (B)

The mindset being tested is the practical need to support the household financially. Making Ends Meet describes the motivation of earning money to cover basic living costs—food, rent, clothing, and other essentials—so that the family doesn’t fall short. This daily pressure to keep the household budget balanced is what often pushed more women into paid work, especially when wages were tight or unemployment was high.

Career advancement and social mobility focus on longer-term goals and status, not the immediate necessity of paying the bills, while economic necessity is the broader reason behind work but doesn’t pinpoint the specific mindset as clearly as the phrase making ends meet does.