How can wage transparency help reduce gender wage gap?

Correct answer: By making wage comparison and accountability easier for equal work

The direct answer is B: wage transparency makes comparison and accountability easier for equal work. The gender wage gap means women and men may receive unequal pay despite comparable work, qualifications, or responsibility. Step by step: record wages and relevant job details; make reliable comparisons; identify unexplained differences; ask the employer to justify or correct them; and monitor whether equal-pay rules are followed. Option A is wrong because hiding pay makes unfair differences harder to detect. Option B is correct because accessible information gives workers, unions, managers, and authorities evidence for accountability. Option C, stopping women’s recruitment, reduces opportunity and cannot create wage equality. Option D, removing all allowances, may reduce total pay for everyone and is not a fair or necessary solution; allowances should be transparent and lawful. Transparency alone does not automatically solve every gap, but it helps reveal problems and supports correction. Memory cue: no information, no comparison; no comparison, weak accountability.