Ellen is the CEO for a large multinational advertising firm. Most of her employees consider her highly competitive and aggressive. She is married and has a child. Her husband, a musician, stays at home with the child. What does the existence of this couple suggest?

A) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct.
B) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are incorrect.
C) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates a genetic mutation.
D) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates how culture can overpower biology in a rare cases.

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Kelly Dinoff · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Ellen's role as a competitive CEO and her husband's role as a stay-at-home parent challenge traditional gender roles, suggesting that essentialist arguments for innate gender differences may not universally apply. This indicates that gender roles can be influenced by social and cultural factors rather than being solely determined by biology.

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