Read Text II and answer the question that follows it. Text II Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equity in the Forest Management and Fire Prevention Program in Brazil Women make up mo

Read Text II and answer the question that follows it.

Text II

Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equity in the Forest Management and Fire Prevention Program in Brazil

Women make up more than half of Brazil’s population and account for 47 million (~50%) of the labor market. Despite these numbers, women are still underrepresented in many sectors: they occupy 37% of leadership positions in private companies; only 15% and 13%, respectively, are federal Representatives and Senators; and only 12% of cities have women as mayors. The fewer women there are in leadership positions and in politics, the lower the representation and scope of their interests and needs.

Coupled with that, men’s wages are, on average, 24% higher than women’s who hold the same position. Furthermore, Brazilian women dedicate, on average, 10.4 hours/week more than men to household chores and caring for family members (for example, children and the elderly), a type of work characterized as “domestic” and unpaid. As a result, women dedicate less time to professional improvement relative to men. The fewer women in mixed gender work teams, the less likely women are to excel in their roles and positions.

In Integrated Fire Management (IFM), women face similar challenges, whether in coordination roles or technical and operational ones. In Brazil, specifically, Solis and colleagues¹ identified that there are no regulations or guidelines that promote multiculturalism and gender equity in the processes of hiring forest fire brigades. Although gender equity in IFM is recognized, in Brazil this debate is still informal and poorly documented.

¹ Solis I, Vera J, Aguado RC, et al. Diagnóstico de Manejo do Fogo no Brasil. Brasília, Brasil, 2021. Adapted from https://pcabhub.org/en-us/resources/general-publications/gender-and-fire-usfs.pdf
 

Analyse the assertions below based on Text II:

I. Most political positions in Brazil are today taken up by women.

II. Housework is one of the factors that may prevent women from getting better qualification.

III. Brazil has contributed with extensive evidence for the debate on gender equity in fire management.

Choose the correct answer: