Scarlett applied for a job as personal shopper in a boutique for exclusive menswear. The boutique rejected her application since the job also required assisting male customers in the fitting rooms which was a business necessity and was inappropriate for a female employee. In this case, the department is justified under:

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The boutique can argue that requiring a male employee for the role of assisting male customers in the fitting rooms is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). This is because the nature of the job necessitates a same-gender employee for reasons of privacy and appropriateness, making the gender requirement reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business.

Scarlett Applied for a Job as Personal Shopper in a Boutique