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Passage 4
The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed ll many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done 36 by women—ranging from fa iy A6jppmg to preparing meals to doing 37 work—still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a 38 that has changed the target market for many products. 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 like.
Although there is still a big wage 39 between men and women, the income working women 40 gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now 41 about half of all cars. Not long ago, many car dealers 42 women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are ^3 customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to __44_j_>pay 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 45 contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.
