What religion forbids a man to shake hands with a woman unless he washes his hands afterward? I've never heard of this. Then he gets paid for it?

I can't think of a single fundie religion that doesn't treat women like second class citizens.

Forget that unclean crap. Lived it so I know.

They believe shaking hands will lead to mad sex etc.

FWIW, there are women who ENFORCE burqa wearing even though it effectively disappears women from society. Sometimes women can even be bigger enforcers of religious rules relegating women to second class status, more so than men.

Brainwashed? Stockholm Syndrome?

I dunno but I know its true.

by the way, i want to be a Diskrimineringsombudsmannen when i grow up

They can't fit that on a standard business card.

/headdesk

Another strike for stupid, misogynistic religions!

Eurotrip?


Diskrimineringsombudsmannen

Misogyny has been a religious value since Abraham was declared a righteous man. or before.

If the person doing the hiring says that part of the job requires shaking hands, as per the article, then we can assume that it's part of the job to greet people, whether clients, or the public, or business contracts with the city or whatever.

Someone who can't shake women's hands needs a job in a cave, or an all-male monastery, or on mars, or under the sea. Ugh.

On the other hand, I'm not seeing the big deal of not shaking hands.

And that person was a woman? It would be very awkward and insulting to refuse, don't you think?

It's not exactly unheard of for religious conservatives to have an issue with physical contact with someone of the opposite gender other than one's spouse.

It's a silly objection he's making, but free exercise is all about silly objections that aren't burdensome to accomodate.

or any other matter with a government employee and they refused to shake my hand.

I don't care what reason they gave.

In a secular government institution, if the representative of that governmental institution was so offended by my sex they would refuse to shake my hand, I'd be more than annoyed.

YMMV

Scandinavian countries tend to be more sensitive to gender equality concerns than the US is.

It looks more like a settlement to make the case go away than anything else. He only got @ $4500 which isn't much actually. Sounds like a token amount to pacify him and make it all go away.

A very common thing in a professional environment. I'm having a hard time believing that you don't actually understand that and aren't just looking for something to argue about.

They're very rare in the office environments I've worked in.

by refusing to shake my hand, I'd have a very, very hard time believing the credibility of the integration office's efforts on my behalf. For anything. From applying for permits, or helping me in my work place, or negotiating contracts or well, just about anything...

Admittedly, my ignorance of that could invalidate my commentary here.

Cheers.

I have had to deal with the muscle men that try to squeeze the blood out of your hand and break every bone in your hand. Then there are the ones who shake and then tell you how sick they are. I tell everyone I have arthritis in my hand and let it go at that.