Cristina Roel worked hard to receive a promotion. She has led several seminars at which four vice presidents had an opportunity to observe her in action and hear her communications capabilities. When the vice presidents met to select a candidate for promotion, they all felt that Roel and two other women could not satisfactorily handle the position because they were not "macho" enough. The vice presidents were displaying __________.

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The vice presidents were displaying stereotyping by making a generalization about Roel and the other women's capabilities based on gender, assuming they were not "macho" enough for the position without considering their individual qualifications or performance.

Cristina Roel Worked Hard to Receive a Promotion