Understanding Vocabulary from Context

Here are some vocabulary items that might be new from the reading selection. Try to determine the definition of each item from the context and write it on the line. Then check your answers.

1		raise (A)
2		compensate (D)
3		hire (E)
4		discrimination (F)
5		have the upper hand (F)
6		discrepancy (F)
7		unlawful (F)
8		dismissal (F)
9		inequalities (G)
10		earnings (G)
11		gap (G)
12		seniority (G)
13		sexism (G)
14		persist (G)
15		judicial (H)
16		recourse (H)