Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest
A) Influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership.
B) Women are much more likeable than men.
C) Emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias.
D) There continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings.
E) Men are always more influential within groups and organizations.

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Watson and Hoffman found that gender-biased perceptions still exist and can impede women's emergence as leaders in some settings. Therefore, there continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders. Options A, B, and E are not supported by the study's findings. Option C is too general and not specific to the study's focus on gender bias.

Watson and Hoffman's Study on Leadership Emergence with Regard to Gender-Biased