Maria is promoted to a supervisory position in her company. She is generally regarded as being aggressive and therefore not liked very much. The other supervisors in the company are just as aggressive as Maria. In fact, they are usually more aggressive with clients than she tends to be. The way that the others see Maria and the other supervisors is an example of ______.

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This is an example of gender bias because Maria is being judged based on her gender (the stereotype of women being less aggressive than men) rather than her actual behavior. It is not an example of gender discrimination or the gender wage gap because there is no indication that Maria is being treated unfairly in terms of pay or opportunities solely because of her gender. It is also not an example of the gender binary, which refers to the idea that there are only two genders (male and female), as this scenario does not involve any questioning of gender identity or expression.

Maria Is Promoted to a Supervisory Position in Her Company