John came to Canada from a culture where women were never in leadership roles. Moreover, a man would never touch a woman outside of his family in his religion. When he came to Canada, he found a job where his supervisor is a woman from a different ethnicity. On his first day of work, she introduced herself and reached out to shake John's hand. John did not know what to do, so he just walked away. He kept avoiding her at work. The supervisor thought that John was discriminating against her because of her gender.

 

Describe the cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills that would need to be employed to navigate these situations and work effectively together