Discussion 6-1: Read the Case Study 12.4 Edna, Lesbian Employee (Carr-Ruffino, pg 500). What surface problems do you notice? What are the underlying root problems? What actions would you recommend Edna to take? Create your discussion using the 4 key steps of a Case Study: Step 1: Identify surface problems, Step 2: Ask Why-Why to get root problem, Step 3: Generate solutions, and Step 4: Take action or make recommendations. Provide solid support for those recommendations.
Step 1: Identify surface problems
The problem is that Edna is lesbian Employee working in environment where people don’t like gay people even though Whizware, the company encouraged a gay support group to form. Even though, she does not want her sexual orientation to be known, she has been harassed by David Southam who seems to not like gay people. That situation is going to affect Edna’s relationship with her partner Janice if she does not find the way to make things right.
Step 2: Ask Why-Why to get root problem
The root problem is that Edna think too much about the feeling of other employees. She just want to look alright as something was wrong with her. She hides who she really is and I think she should come out and let everyone knows that she is gay since the company has nothing against gay people.
Step 3: Generate solutions
Edna does need to take advantage of many liberal …show more content…
There is legislation to protect against discrimination on the basis of being transgender, among other things, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (EDNA) which is an opportunity to “ensure workplace equality by protecting [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] workers from employment discrimination.” So Edna, the lesbian Employee has the right to file sexual harassment complaint against Southam, but first, I will suggest she talks about her sexual orientation because EDNA protect employees from “discriminatory hiring, firing, promotion or compensation practices, as well as retaliation for reporting such
Step 1: Identify surface problems
The problem is that Edna is lesbian Employee working in environment where people don’t like gay people even though Whizware, the company encouraged a gay support group to form. Even though, she does not want her sexual orientation to be known, she has been harassed by David Southam who seems to not like gay people. That situation is going to affect Edna’s relationship with her partner Janice if she does not find the way to make things right.
Step 2: Ask Why-Why to get root problem
The root problem is that Edna think too much about the feeling of other employees. She just want to look alright as something was wrong with her. She hides who she really is and I think she should come out and let everyone knows that she is gay since the company has nothing against gay people.
Step 3: Generate solutions
Edna does need to take advantage of many liberal …show more content…
There is legislation to protect against discrimination on the basis of being transgender, among other things, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (EDNA) which is an opportunity to “ensure workplace equality by protecting [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] workers from employment discrimination.” So Edna, the lesbian Employee has the right to file sexual harassment complaint against Southam, but first, I will suggest she talks about her sexual orientation because EDNA protect employees from “discriminatory hiring, firing, promotion or compensation practices, as well as retaliation for reporting such