Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Elevate Health Services (EHS) seeks to increase corporate diversity to increase profitability and build a company that will survive the future. Mr. Johnson wants Ms. Williams to find ways to increase diversity. Ms. Williams finds three solutions, and Mr. Johnson agrees with all but solution 3 (gender-neutral bathrooms). Solution 3 turns out to be very popular with lower level (millennial) staff. Mr. Johnson orders Ms. Williams to suppress solution 3 and move forward with solutions 1 and 2 only. The division staff find out about his decision and his cover-up. Division staff are irate and seek his removal, and he orders Ms. Williams to remedy the situation or find another job.

1. How could Mr. Johnson have communicated his discomfort with gender-neutral bathrooms in a way that would not offend his staff.
2. 2. Was it appropriate for Mr. Johnson to order Ms. Williams to suppress the discussion of the proposal and to prevent anyone from learning about why that solution was rejected?
3. If you believe the rejection of the proposal was inappropriate, is this based on the social context of gender identity/bathroom access, or is this type of order always inappropriate? In other words, is this topic of such importance that ordering a cover-up is uniquely appalling, or is always inappropriate to develop a cover-up

4. Assuming Ms. Williams wishes to continue in her position as the division director of HR, how should she proceed? Assume the identity of Ms. Williams and try to find a way for her to balance all of her stakeholders demands. In your response, note that human resources stakeholders include both management and lower-level staff, and, as HR director, she is expected to be responsive to the interests of all stakeholders.