Work and career · Question 56 of 59

A woman with a two-year-old child applies for a job in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? She does not get the job only because she …

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  • C is a mother.

Explanation

Rejecting a woman only because she is a mother is discrimination on grounds of sex and is prohibited under the General Equal Treatment Act. A lack of language skills or professional experience and salary expectations that are too high, by contrast, are objective reasons for a rejection.

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