A large, co-ed fitness center is hiring attendants for its men's and women's locker rooms. The primary duties of the attendants include cleaning the showers and restrooms, restocking supplies, and providing assistance to members within the locker room facilities. The fitness center advertises for a male attendant for the men's locker room and a female attendant for the women's locker room. A highly qualified male applicant is denied the job for the women's locker room explicitly because of his gender. Based on legal precedents regarding job qualifications, which of the following is the most accurate assessment of the fitness center's hiring policy?