Steve was asked to be a member of the hiring committee of his sociology department. The committee screened over 100 resumes, and interviewed the 4 best candidates. Two were women and two were men. One of his colleagues on the committee felt strongly that, even though both women were fully qualified for the position, with excellent research credentials and recommendations from their previous employers, since they were likely to want to have babies as soon as they found full-time employment, the committee really could only consider the male candidates. This is an example of which of the following?

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This situation is an example of gender discrimination. The colleague is making an assumption based on gender (that the women are more likely to want to have babies) and using that assumption as a reason not to consider them for the job, despite their qualifications. This is discriminatory and unfair.

Steve Was Asked to Be a Member of the Hiring