Jane and Mathew, Employees at Widget Corp

question 24

Multiple Choice

Jane and Mathew, employees at Widget Corp., apply for a promotion in the company. Despite having the same qualifications and experience, Mathew is given preference over Jane because Mathew is a male candidate. In the given scenario, it can be said that Jane is most likely a victim of _____.

• A) disparate impact discrimination
• B) retaliation
• C) disparate treatment discrimination
• D) reverse discrimination

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Definitions:

Groupthink

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