Post by Vikinghttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18735108/
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When a hotel sets aside a floor and a lounge for
women only, is it discrimination or good business?
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It is discrimination: if this was done for men
there would not be a question about it. It is
therefore discrimination both to do it and to
even debate it. There should be no debate; as
there would be no debate if it was a men's club.
But, of course, discrimination against men is
okay; not simply from a social point of view,
but also from the point of view of legislation,
Human Rights and the UN charter, which refers to
discrimination against women but never mentions
discrimination against men.
Nor is it good business since a floor with say
10 rooms on it; can be occupied by one female.
six; seven eight, or even nine men can turn up
requesting rooms and be turned away because
there is one single female occupying one whole
floor to herself.
Also will men be charged the same even though
they don't have access to the lounge facilities.
Also what if in the above scenario, there was a
serious failure in a room occupied by a man and
the only available rooms (to which he might be
moved) where on the women only floor?
Also, if it is good business it is proving to be
good business to employ male only staff due to
all the favouritism and special privileges that
females are getting. If this is good practise
for business then it would be equally sound to
adopt a male only employment policy.
D.