Question

In Diaz vs. Pan American World Airways, a male applicant for the job of flight attendant, Celio Diaz, brought charges against Pan American Airlines, claiming that the Airline’s policy of hiring only women as flight attendants was discriminatory.  Pan Am claimed that its passengers, who were primarily businessmen, overwhelmingly preferred to be served by women flight attendants.  Moreover, women were far better able to provide the type of service (comfort, reassurance) expected and desired by the passengers.  Pan Am further argued that in its hiring of flight attendants, it was far more efficient to limit the pool of recruits to women, who had a much higher probability of meeting the selection criteria than did men.

      Pan Am’s “efficiency” argument, as a defense of exclusionary hiring practices:

was rejected by the Supreme Court.

has been supported by the Supreme Court, as consistent with the "business necessity" standard.

was rejected by the Supreme Court in the case of flight attendants, but has been supported by the Court for jobs such as airline pilot, security guard, and oil rig worker.

was rejected by the Court because it (efficiency) constituted a BFOQ.

was supported by the Court as being consistent with the commerce clause in particular and the free enterprise system in general.

Answer 1

answer.

Pan Am’s “efficiency” argument, as a defense of exclusionary hiring practices:

the corrwct option is B.