he consultants that Ely and Padavic terviewed believed that the paucity f female partners was due to , but their research evealed it was really because women being encouraged to take accommodations; women's desire for greater work/family balance women's desire for greater work/family balance; women being encouraged to take accommodations discrimination; men worked longer hours men worked longer hours; discrimination Which of the following statements is not true? Women make up about half of the U. S. labor force. Gender is a socially constructed characteristic consisting of behaviors and attitudes that are considered proper for males and females. Gender roles are the same from culture to culture. The U. S. is a patriarchal society