Dianne Rawlinson, 22 years old, was a college graduate whose major course of study was correctional psychology. After graduation, she applied for a position as a correctional counselor (prison guard) with the Alabama Board of Corrections. Her application was rejected because she failed to meet the minimum 120 pound weight requirement of an Alabama statute that also established a height minimum of 5 feet 2 inches. Rawlinson brought a class action lawsuit against Dothard, who was the director of the Department of Public Safety of Alabama. Does the height– weight requirement constitute a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) that justified the sex discrimination in this case? Dothard, Director, Department of Public Safety of Alabama v. Rawlinson, 433 U. S. 321, 97 S. Ct. 2720, 1977 U. S. Lexis 143 (Supreme Court of the United States)