Your employer has asked for your input on filling a crucial executive position in a country where females have been historically oppressed and relegated to the lowest-paying and most demeaning jobs. What's more, if this position is not filled immediately, the company risks the loss of a multi-million dollar business contract. However, the most qualified candidate by far happens to be a woman. So what advice would you give your employer?
2006-11-21 02:58:11 · 9 answers · asked by topsy_desina 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Do the right thing and make the proper recomendation. If the applicant finds she has been discriminated because she is a woman she can file suit, against you and the company.
2006-11-21 03:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by De 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a sticky situation to be in. Here are some objective thoughts/questions/opinions/concerns on the situation:
1. If the woman were to take the position, would she be physically safe in the country?
2. Who would her clients be, men from that country or foreigners outside of the country or ex-pacts.
3. Where is the corporate headquarters? If US based or European based, sending a women could be great PR for your business (selfish but true).
4. Would it be possible to send a man as an assistant with the women? The woman for the brains, the man for the face (know what I mean).
5. Go on-line and find an ex-pact web site in that country and get their opinion. Very easy to do, they have chat rooms. They will be able to give you a more realistic answer to your question.
GOOD LUCK!!!
2006-11-21 03:12:43 · answer #2 · answered by eightieschic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a big risk for the company and for that female executive to be hired with regards to that country's stand on women.
But if the company could give a guarantee of her safety and that they have the support of the local police of that area and most of all the staff that she'll be handling then I guess it is worth the try, ohter than that if there is no guarantee of safety at all both in and out of work I guess the company has no other recourse but to send a man for the job.
2006-11-21 03:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by firedragon_luver 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is critical that you keep your choice within the culture of your company....now is not the time to go out on a limb! The female may be most qualified to perform the duties required, however if those around her do not perceive her as acceptable she has lost before she began...in short this could not only be a bad step for you, but an even worse one for her....this type of change in culture needs to happen over time...not during a critical/risky time in the companies future..
good luck! (yes - i am a female - in Human Resources)
2006-11-21 03:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by makinitwork 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are in a position to ask. yet how oftentimes do you think a individual concurs to that deal? Are you particular the guy has been fired? sometimes a place is eradicated and a clean hire with different regularly occurring jobs is likewise going to take on the responsibilities of the guy who has been downsized. If the hot place is critically different from the only eradicated, i does no longer experience like i became into fired, yet particularly downsized. that could make the request to stay to tell the story particularly much less objectionable, yet no person might blame a individual being enable circulate to anticipate to circulate away immediately in the event that they so pick. yet another attention is severance pay. in case you're recieving a separation benefit that became into no longer "earned", meaning its no longer contractually an criminal duty, then that could provide the employer the main outstanding to anticipate you to stay until replaced in return for the honour of a separation benefit. returned, on condition that the settlement demands you staying on until a date particular by the employer, or the employer isn't obligated by settlement to furnish the honour.
2016-12-10 13:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you know the answer - the PERSON most qualified... there was a time in this country where we had similar situations... one woman here... one woman there... someone has to start to break the pattern. You may not be seen as giving the best advice, but if they wanted a puppet to just rattle off what they wanted to hear - you think they would put a sock on their hand and do it themselves. They came to you and asked you a serious question and for your valued oppinion - by all means give it to them.
2006-11-21 03:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by typewithnospaces 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hire the most qualified candidate. Why hire an incompetent man in place of an overqualified woman? That's bad business - not to mention morally wrong.
2006-11-21 03:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How better to start the change in their minds, by hiring the most qualified person for the job.
Good luck!!!
2006-11-21 03:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by nwnativeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at the second most qualifiesd person
2006-11-21 03:07:00 · answer #9 · answered by goodtimesgladly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋