Ethics and Code of conduct Q

 Your project has a virtual team. Half of your team members are located in another country, where they are working for a subcontractor. You want to promote the top performing foreign team member to a leadership position, but you are told by the other team members that women are not allowed to hold positions of authority. When you bring it up with their manager, you are informed that it is the subcontractor’s policy not to promote women, and that in their country, it is culturally considered offensive for a man to take orders from a woman. What is the BEST way to respond to this situation?

 
A
Inform the subcontractor that they must adopt a non-discriminatory policy or you will be forced to terminate the contract and find a subcontractor that does not discriminate against women
 
B
Do nothing, because discrimination against women is a cultural norm in the subcontractor’s country
 
C
Request that the team attend sensitivity training
 
D
Promote another team member, but find a different way to reward the woman for her work
 

 A

 D

A.... 

Answer is A

 

you are informed that it is the subcontractor’s policy not to promote women, and that in their country, it is culturally considered offensive for a man to take orders from a woman. 

 

Thanks for your response.. From the above quote I agree that the first part discriminates and hence option A is correct, however..

 

By looking at the second part " culturally considered" then does the culture not have precedence over internal policy and hence option D could not be correct ??

 

Appreciate inputs..

 

Riyaz