Elena works as a project manager in a computer firm. She and her husband have 5-year-old twins who are frequently ill. Elena asked the school secretary to call her husband if one of the children falls ill, but the secretary continued to call Elena despite her request, stating that "she is the mother". Although Elena's boss didn't reprimand her for receiving unrelated phone calls, he did hire a male counterpart, who took over most of her projects. What is Elena experiencing?
A. past-in-present discrimination
B. side-effect discrimination
C. the glass ceiling
D. the sticky floor
Answer: B
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