Women cannot be excluded from the core duties of the correctional officer because of their sex.

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sex, which includes barring women from core duties of any position, such as that of a correctional officer, solely because of their sex. Employers must provide equal opportunity for all genders unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise, which is a narrow exception not typically applicable to the core duties of correctional officers.

Women Cannot Be Excluded from the Core Duties of the Correctional