How Do Stereotypes Influence the Unequal Treatment of Women in the Workplace

question 3

Multiple Choice

How do stereotypes influence the unequal treatment of women in the workplace?

• A) They impose images of what is appropriate and inappropriate for a woman to do and thus influences how she is employed and who with.
• B) Women with a masculine appearance are considered more qualified to lead; a feminine appearance means unqualified.
• C) A pretty woman, for example, is not taken seriously and so does not get a decision-making position.
• D) Women are expected to adopt a their proper roles vis-à-vis their gender and appearance (e.g. a maternal role in place of a paternal role and so on).

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