Although his employers were Orthodox Jews, they did not require their employees to belong to a certain religion or follow their religious codes. The employer's religion is irrelevant to Odes' firing, because anyone can expect people to dress conservatively regardless of their religion. Furthermore, Odes is the only party to mention religion. There is no record of Native Intimates ever mentioning religion in connection with Odi's termination. Again Odes does not satisfy prima facie for these reasons. Because Odes fails to satisfy prima facie gender discrimination, Native Intimates does not have the burden of proving that it fired Odes for non-discriminatory reasons. Furthermore, since Odes did not carry the burden of proof that the Native Intimates fired her for her religion, no explanation from the Native Intimates is necessary. Accordingly, there is no need to analyze whether or not the decision was a pretext for discrimination because Odes never met the burden of proof. original burden of