Read the Global Power Tools Welcome Message. Global Power Tools has made the headlines again. According to recent news reports, Global Power Tools has allegedly refused to hire women for a wide variety of positions despite some applicants’ superior qualifications. At issue are Global Power Tools’ store and service center jobs of installers, mechanics, assistant managers, managers, and related positions. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2010, only one woman was employed in any of these positions out of approximately 200 employees. The Commission also alleged that out of some 1,300 hires made between 2013-2017 for those positions, not one was female. Additionally, despite Global Power Tools’ alleged failure to maintain applications—itself a separate violation of federal law—those applications available indicated that women with superior credentials and experience were rejected while less qualified men were hired. Briefly describe what you think Global Power Tools did wrong? As a manager, what do you suggest that we do to prevent discrimination charges such as the ones described above when dealing with employees and applicants.
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