Naomi Was as a Hired as a Hardware Engineer Last

question 170

Multiple Choice

Naomi was as a hired as a hardware engineer last year. For the most part she gets along very well with her predominantly male colleagues. She is aware that a supervisory position is about to open up, but is concerned that she may not have an equal chance at the promotion. Every fall, the boss organizes a guy's weekend retreat at his family cottage, and Karen is worried that being excluded from this social event outside work gives her male colleagues an unfair advantage. What do sociologists call this kind of employment barrier?

• A) gendered disadvantage
• B) extramural exclusion
• C) glass ceiling
• D) "caveman" barrier

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