Nico is looking inside of boxes in the back of house. Nico is speaking with a manager. Nico is speaking with a manager.

Case Study Seven

Front of House

What should Nico do?

The correct answer is report Benton’s conduct to a manager or HR

In this example, Benton is intentionally assigning Nico less challenging work, like filing, making coffee, and cleaning, which could be interpreted as sex stereotyping. Also, Benton’s comment about customers not needing to see her face in the front of the house is likely based on Nico’s gender identity, or in other words, because she is transitioning. Assigning someone to a job that is usually performed, or was performed in the past, mostly by persons of a different sex, is sex discrimination. And, harassing a person because that person does not conform to gender stereotypes as to “appropriate” appearance, clothing, speech, or lifestyle is considered sexual harassment. Now let’s take a look at our final case study. More information about the terms used on this slide can be found in the glossary.