Darlene Jespersen Worked in a Sports Bar

Darlene Jespersen worked in a sports bar. She was an outstanding employee, but she didn't wear makeup because she felt it "took away her credibility" and interfered with her ability to be an effective bartender, which sometimes required her to deal with unruly, intoxicated guests. This changed when the sports bar implemented a "beverage department image transformation" program. Female employees were told they would be fired if they did not wear makeup. Jespersen contended that it was an example of ________because male employees did not have to wear makeup.

A) disparate treatment
B) adverse harassment
C) the four-fifths rule
D) deliberate negative reinforcement
E) inequitable discrimination
Because male employees did not have to wear