hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (08/22/85)
In article <692@ttidcc.UUCP> regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) writes: >A man was a boss of 20 workers - 10 women, 10 men. He told 4 of the women >that he would promote them if they slept with him. 2 said no. 2 said yes. 1 >of the yes-sayers was promoted. The question: > >Who was discriminated against? The woman who was promoted based on other >"attributes" than her skills? The woman who said yes and didn't get promoted, >the two women who said no but may have been more skilled? The 6 women who >weren't even asked, or the 10 men who weren't apparently in the running for >the promotion solely on the basis of their sex? > >(and then, the author also asks, "How would you make them whole?" in a >court of law.) Ok, I'll give it a try (switching to legal mode)... By offering promotions on a basis other than merit (assuming he wasn't running a brothel) the boss was discriminating against anyone who could only obtain promotion through merit (the 10 men, the 6 women not asked and the 2 women who said no). By offering promotion in exchange for sexual favors he was committing sexual harrassment against the 4 women he made the offer to. By not promoting one of the women who said yes he committed breach of (verbal) contract. To "make them whole" in the legal sense, the boss could be charged with sexual harrassment and civil damages sought by the four he propositioned. The woman who was promoted should be evaluated on the basis of merit and demoted if the promotion is not warranted on that basis. Extra punitive damages could be sought by the woman who said yes and wasn't promoted. If I were the boss' superior, I'd fire him for cause. Not exactly in the tradition of Solomon, but a start ... -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe