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Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) enables an employer to discriminate based on gender with respect to filling a particular job without being liable for discrimination.  A BFOQ only very rarely justifies discriminating based on race.  A rare example is hiring an actor of a particular race to fill a specific role in a movie or entertainment production.

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) enables an employer to discriminate based on gender with respect to filling a particular job without being liable for discrimination under the [[Fourteenth Amendment|Fourteenth Amendment's]] [[Equal Protection Clause]].  A BFOQ only very rarely justifies [[discrimination|discriminating]] based on race.  A rare example is hiring an actor of a particular race to fill a specific role in a movie or entertainment production.

An example of a BFOQ to justify excluding men from a job might be in hiring assistants to work in a women's bathroom or locker room.

An example of a BFOQ to justify excluding men from a job might be in hiring assistants to work in a women's bathroom or locker room.