Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest ______.
A) influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership
B) women are much more likeable than men
C) emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias
D) there continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings

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Watson and Hoffman found that in some settings, gender bias still creates barriers for women to emerge as leaders. Therefore, option D is the best choice. Option A is incorrect as the study did not indicate that influential women were rated the same as men. Option B is also incorrect as the study did not assess likability. Option C is incorrect as the study did show that gender bias can impact leadership emergence.

Watson and Hoffman's Study on Leadership Emergence with Regard to Gender-Biased