The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($($EEOC)$)$ does not allow discrimination in hiring except in the case of __________.$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

Question 2$2$ options:

a)$)$

bona fide occupational qualification ($($BFOQ)$)$

b)$)$

height or weight

c)$)$

ethnicity, race, or nationality

d)$)$

sex, gender, or sexual orientation