Juan is a hiring manager. He has been interviewing people for a position that would require a great deal of travel. He has been using a human resource approved list of questions to conduct the interviews. However, he does ask the female candidates how their spouses would feel if they were travelling with male co-workers. Juan believes that this is a valid question because a jealous husband could cause problems at the office. Samantha, an applicant, says "The manager didn't ask the male applicants how their wives would react to their husbands travelling with female co-workers or how it would impact their home life. The question is inappropriate and sexist." She files a complaint with the EEOC office. Has Samantha been a victim of discrimination based on gender? Why or why not ? Explain

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Yes Samantha may indeed have a case for discrimination based on gender Juans question about how fema... View the full answer