People Tend to Evaluate Female Leaders Slightly Less Favorably Than

People tend to evaluate female leaders slightly less favorably than male leaders because:

A) women tend to adopt a directive style of leadership.
B) people have more trust in authoritarian leadership than participative leadership.
C) they tend to rely on gender stereotypes and prototypes of leaders.
D) women tend to use one leadership style whereas effective leaders use many styles.
E) women are more people-oriented than task-oriented.