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GOQ applied to 'ladies' lingerie' vacancy

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    Rowson v Contessa (Ladieswear) Ltd [1994] IT/06899/94 (0 other reports)

Being a woman was a genuine occupational qualification for the post of regional manager with "a specialist ladies' lingerie retailer", rules a Reading industrial tribunal (Chair: M C Craft) in Rowson v Contessa (Ladieswear) Ltd.

Leslie Rowson applied for the position of northern regional manager with Contessa (Ladieswear) Ltd, a specialist ladies' lingerie retailer. The successful applicant would have responsibility for 23 shops.