Jimena worked for Big Tech Associates $($BTA$)$ as a junior manager. She was denied a senior management position even though she had excellent performance reviews and her team was ranked in the top quartile in the country. The reasons given by senior management for denying her the promotion were that she was too aggressive and not feminine enough. They also cited the fact that she was not enough of a team player and had higher turnover in her team than most other teams in the company. If Jimena sues for sex discrimination under Title VII and BTA counters that there were legitimate reasons, such as turnover, for denying the promotion, what would be the best theory for her case?

Multiple Choice

Hostile work environment.

Disparate impact discrimination.

Mixed$-$motives discrimination.

Jimena has no viable theory for her case, because BTA has some legitimate reasons for denying her a promotion.