Beatrice is a salesperson for Insuratech. Jack denies Beatrice a promotion because Jack believes that Beatrice does not act femininely enough at work and when selling Insuratech products to clients. Customers have complained about Beatrice's lack of femininity. Beatrice sues Jack and Insuratech and claims sex discrimination. A court will likely rule that Jack's decision not to promote Beatrice: 

A. is illegal because customers complained about Beatrice's femininity 

B. is illegal because gender stereotyping is a form of sex discrimination 

C. is permissible because of the customer preference defense to sex discrimination claims 

D. is permissible because Title VII of Civil Rights Act only covers hiring and firing, not promotion decisions. 

E. is permissible because of the doctrine of employment at will

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