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Rabbi’s opinion

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asked 7 years ago

What does the rabbi think about the senior officer who replaced the previous supervisor’s driver with a driver out of fear of a sexual offense case being filed? Is this moral, logical, and proper?


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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago
Is this a riddle? It’s bigger than me.

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אורן replied 7 years ago

https://www.themarker.com/career/1.6576611

מושון replied 7 years ago

I apologize for not being detailed enough.
Thanks Oren
This story made me think long and hard about whether this move is appropriate and logical.

מיכי Staff replied 7 years ago

I didn't go into this in depth, but at first glance it first of all reflects the problematic nature of harassment, which seems to people (I don't know if rightly) as if it's easy to file cases and the barriers to false complaints are not sufficient. On the other hand, it's likely that it's impossible to accept a demand not to employ women because the consequences are too serious. Ostensibly, the conclusion is that such a demand should not be allowed on the one hand, and one must make sure that there are no false complaints.
Although, on second glance, one can think of another model. If you build a company that is run in a segregated manner, so that a public figure has a driver and a public figure has a female driver, this does not violate equality. You need to ensure equality among the seniors, and in any case equality will also be created at the lower levels. And if there is no equality among the seniors, they will deal with this and not with the result.
These words of mine are intended for employees who are alone in their private space, that is, when they are together as a couple. Employees who work under me in a public space and not in my personal space alone, there is no reason to make a separation. I think this is a completely reasonable situation in terms of equality and prevents problems. I would emphasize that I am not talking about separation here in the ultra-Orthodox sense, but in a very narrow sense.

ישי replied 7 years ago

It may be that there is no equality in senior positions because there is no equality in abilities.
Anyway, right now it seems that if you allow people to choose, there will still be enough work for everyone.

מושון replied 7 years ago

Thank you Rabbi for the answer.

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