Steve Was Asked to Be a Member of the Hiring

question 25

Multiple Choice

Steve was asked to be a member of the hiring committee of his sociology department. The committee screened over 100 resumes, and interviewed the 4 best candidates. Two were women and two were men. One of his colleagues on the committee felt strongly that, even though both women were fully qualified for the position, with excellent research credentials and recommendations from their previous employers, since they were likely to want to have babies as soon as they found full-time employment, the committee really could only consider the male candidates. This is an example of which of the following?

• A) sexual stereotyping
• B) child bearing bias
• C) employment bias
• D) gender discrimination

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