At a local university, there is an opening for the Dean of Students. Of the four final applicants for the job, three are men and one is a woman. After the interviews are conducted, the selection committee (who happens to be made up entirely of men) discusses each applicant. One committee member comments that he "wouldn't want to see an overly emotional person" in charge of their students. This

could indicate that ____ is taking place.

a. gender discrimination
b. ageism
c. a glass cliff
d. a glass ceiling


a

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