Janet is manager of a bank. She has all the qualifications to bepromoted to bank

Janet is manager of a bank. She has all the qualifications to bepromoted to bank manager. In fact she is better qualified than anyof the men being considered for the position. However the owner ofthe bank believes that bank customers will not accept a woman asbank manager so the owner promotes one of the males. The ownersactions would best be described as what?