A company advertises for an engineer to fill a management position. Among the employees the new manager is to supervise is a woman engineer, Ms. Zorin, who was told by her former boss that she would soon be assigned tasks with increased responsibility. The prime candidate for the manager's position is Mr. Yalo, a recent immigrant from a country known for confining the roles for women. Ms. Zorin was alerted by other women engineers to expect unchallenging, trivial assignments from a supervisor with Mr. Yalo's background.
a. Is there anything Ms. Zorin can and should do?
b. Would it be ethical for Ms. Zorin to try to forestall the appointment of Mr. Yalo?
Response should be in 250 words.