Brent Hanneson wrote:

osirus0830 wrote:Discrimination in wages paid in occupations that are predominantly male over the predominantly female have given rise to substantial differentials between the wage of housepainters and secretaries and between the wages of parking-lot attendants and library assistants.

(A) paid in occupations that are predominantly male over the predominantly female have
(B) paid in occupations that are predominantly make over those that are predominantly female have
(C) that favors predominantly male occupations over the predominantly female have
(D) that favors predominantly male occupations over those that are predominantly female has
(E) paid in predominantly male occupations over the predominantly female has


OA E
My question is why can occupations be left unsaid after female?

I think you're right. We need a word that suggests we are comparing the pay in male occupations with the pay is female occupations. E suggests we are comparing male ocupations with females.

What is the source?