(单选题)

According to the passage, what are the main causes of women being treated discriminately? ( )

A.The lack of efforts in empowering female.

B.The roles men and women played in society in old times.

C.The fact that women are not as capable as men in general sense.

D.The stereotype that women is seen unequal to men in family and society.

参考答案：B

参考解析：

根据文章首段末句to counter deeply rooted gender-based discrimination that often results from patriarchal attitudes and related social norms.可知这种根深蒂固的性别歧视源于父权家长式态度和一些社会规范。选项A：源于赋权于女性的消极不努力；选项B：源于古代社会中男女扮演的角色；选项C：源于大众意识中男女能力不同的事实；选项D：源于家庭和社会中女性与男性不平等的刻板印象。根据文意可知重男轻女是根深蒂固的，是源于古代父权社会。选项AC表述错误；选项D提到的刻板印象是结果，而非主要原因，且缺少对文中“父权社会”的表述。故本题正确答案选B。

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