Discussion
One of the consequences of sex stereotypes is that :
Answer: B
The consequence is that sex stereotypes undermine women's achievements, attributing them to luck rather than ability or skill.
A stereotype that women are less competent makes observers explain a woman's success by external, unstable causes such as luck or an easy task, while the same success by a man is put down to ability. Kay Deaux and Tim Emswiller's well-known 1974 study found exactly this pattern, summed up as 'what is skill for the male is luck for the female'.
The other options describe the reverse of what stereotypes do: they limit equal opportunity and hide women's talents rather than showcasing them, and 'preserving culture' is a defence of stereotypes, not a consequence identified in the research.
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