Mr. and mrs. hill have two children, jack and jill. they make no bones about telling jack that he should be an engineer, because men are good at math, and that jill should be a nurse, because women are good at taking care of other people. given the fact that male-female differences in math and nurturing are questionable, the hill's message best reflects a(n)

Mr Hill's message best portrays gender discrimination or the male child syndrome. This is not uncommon in many parts of the world where the male child is protected, cherished, and given a higher status in the community and the female, otherwise. In some countries, female child infanticide is not uncommon. The idea that only males should be allowed to climb higher status in the society is the basis for gender discrimination.