Katrina, an experienced and resourceful employee, was not promoted as a manager in spite of being a well-deserving candidate for promotion. Her male counterparts, who were not as efficient as her, were promoted and given a pay raise. It appears that Katrina's only disadvantage was that she was a woman. This discrimination against Katrina is explained by the concept of the _____.
A. glass elevator
B. glass cliff
C. glass ceiling
D. double burden
E. motherhood penalty
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Under the right conditions, contact can be an important force for reducing prejudice. Which of the following is one important condition that must be met in order for contact to be effective?
a. Contact must take place such that status difference is obvious b. Contact must be more than superficial c. Contact must be threatening to force people to change d. The groups must work separately on common goals
_____ is a process in which religion loses its social and cultural influence.
A. Agnostification B. Secularization C. Fundamentalism D. Consciousness E. Diversity
What was a major option for workers who were not satisfied with the working environment before factories became a fact of life?
a. having their children do the work b. firing the owners c. picking up their tools and leaving d. having their spouses take over
Women who achieve positions of political leadership rarely remain long in those leadership positions.
a. true b. false