Masculine Women in the Workplace Have Often Experienced a Backlash

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Multiple Choice

Masculine women in the workplace have often experienced a backlash for violating the nurturing gender role stereotype. A recent study followed promotion rates of male and female MBAs over eight years and found that masculine women:

• A)who were also high self-monitors did not experience this backlash and received more promotions
• B)tend to have a more positive affect and higher job satisfaction
• C)will have a stronger influence in weak situations
• D)have been shown to have a higher general self-efficacy

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Definitions:

Posterior Retina

The innermost, light-sensitive part of the eye located at the back, responsible for processing visual information.

Visual Acuity

The sharpness or clarity of vision, usually measured by the ability to discern letters or numbers at a standardized distance according to a fixed standard.

Optic Foramen

An opening in the skull through which the optic nerve passes from the eye to the brain.

Orbit

Eye socket; formed by seven skull bones that surround and protect the eye.