If a manager assumes that women cannot work with machinery and consequently denies employment to them, it can be construed as ________.
A) ageism
B) discrimination
C) harassment
D) ethnocentrism

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The manager's assumption and subsequent denial of employment based on gender is an act of discrimination. Ageism refers to discrimination based on age, harassment refers to any unwanted behavior that is offensive or intimidating, and ethnocentrism refers to a belief in the superiority of one's own culture or ethnicity.

If a Manager Assumes That Women Cannot Work with Machinery