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[96] | Scholars refer to “benevolent sexism” as behaviors that aim to “protect” women but actually limit their opportunity. These include avoiding developing close relationships with women colleagues, chivalrous or protective behaviors that limit women’s assignments, placing women (or mothers) on a pedestal, and telling women they are “good girls” or calling them belittling names such as “pumpkin” or “honey” (Glick 2013). |