How to Break the Glass Ceiling? (Scenario)

Multiple Choice

How to Break the Glass Ceiling? (Scenario)
Fresh Effects is a large, now global, natural skin care and toiletries manufacturer with headquarters in Vancouver. The company is thriving and its products are more popular than ever due to the growing interest in natural products free of toxic ingredients and artificial chemicals. The company employees are overwhelmingly female who obviously would have an interest in working for such a business. However, a look at the executive offices shows a different picture. All but one of the executives running the company are men, and none are from visible minorities. A group of highly educated, mid-level managers and supervisors have been meeting in an unofficial "club" to discuss their roles and careers in the company. They all believe in the company and want to stay, but also feel that they would like to have a greater role in the management and strategy formulation going forward.
-Mona has been employed at Fresh Effects for eight years as a package design coordinator.She loves her job and has many innovative ideas that over the years have proved successful.She recently applied for a job as a director of creative solutions,which would be a direct line upward from her current position.To her dismay the company promoted Logan who theoretically was below her in the company hierarchy,albeit in a different department.But nevertheless Logan has been in the company only five years and has no direct creative design experience.Mona was discussing her disappointment with Rana,Ailin,and Lucia,three of her colleagues.Their conclusion was the despite being a company whose products appeal mostly to women,the company management seems to feel that ________.

A) a man is still perceived as a better manager
B) women are not interested in high level responsibilities
C) men have better analytical skills than women
D) women prefer to focus on family responsibilities