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Some studies show that obese female employees face greater discrimination at work than obese male employees when comparing their
pay, promotions, and so on to that of their non-obese coworkers. What is the MOST likely explanation for this difference?
(1 point)
The women do not realize they are being discriminated against.
The women face discrimination for their weight and their sex.
The men have lower BMIs than the women do.
The men hold lower positions within their companie

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The women face discrimination for their weight and their sex.

Explanation: Employers penalize overweight women more because cultural/organizational biases place stronger appearance and gender-role expectations on women, so they experience both weight-based and gender-based discrimination (intersectionality).