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Q Hooters hires female servers only, and very attractive females only. It’s what they’re known for. They argue that under BFOQ, female servers is a critical part of their business. They did agree at one point to open certain positions (e.g., kitchen staff) in their restaurants to males, but the position of servers is still limited to only females. Even though they’ve been sued for gender discrimination a number of times, why is Hooters still allowed to hire attractive female servers only?

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Hooters are a restaurant chain that is widely known for its attractive female staff. According to them, females are the foundation of the business, and therefore, they hire based on the looks. The main purpose of them is to hire the girls as entertainers but not as servers, and thus, they care more about the personalities of the females they hire. As the females they hire creates the customer's friendly environment and is an attractive factor for the restaurant.