Sprago,a fine restaurant,has hired only male waiters over the past ten years.Sprago's manager says male waiters look more professional and customers prefer male waiters to female waiters.A female who has applied for and been denied a waiter position at Sprago in spite of her qualifications would have:

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Denying a qualified female applicant a waiter position based solely on her sex is a clear case of sex discrimination, which is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The manager's belief that male waiters look more professional and are preferred by customers is irrelevant and does not qualify as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) because sex is not a legitimate job qualification for a waiter. Therefore, the female applicant would have a cause of action for sex discrimination under Title VII. The other answer choices are incorrect because being male is not a BFOQ for a waiter, and the fact that females may have been hired for other positions in the restaurant does not negate the sex discrimination occurring in the waiter position.

Sprago,a Fine Restaurant,has Hired Only Male Waiters Over the Past