All Entries in the "Discrimination" Category
Reports of Gender-Segregated Seating at a Debate at the University College of London
Event organizers said that they had provided a special section for Muslim women who chose to self-segregate by gender but there were reports that some single women were escorted out of the hall for not sitting in the assigned area.
Sexist Wristbands Distributed at Party Given by the MIT Media Lab
The wristbands had printed statements that many deemed offensive. Among the messages on the wristbands were, “That’s a nice dress. It would look great on my floor.”
Woman Wins Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against Wayne State University
The woman claimed that a supervisor at an internship gave her a bad review because she did not approve of the fact that she was an unmarried woman and was pregnant. The bad review prompted the school to drop her from the master’s degree program in social work.
Women Faculty Win $4.5 Million Settlement in Case Filed Against UMDNJ
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark entered into $4.5 million settlement with 10 women professors who had claimed they were paid less than their male counterparts.
University of Tennessee Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
The suit, filed in federal district court, charges that the university’s strength and conditioning program for athletes “has created a testosterone wall effectively prohibiting women from earning equal pay.”
Seven Women Track Athletes at Mt. San Antonio College File a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that the women were subjected to inappropriate touching and text messages and were subjected to unlawful retaliation after they complained of the inappropriate behavior.
Science Faculty Show a Bias Favoring Male Students
Science faculty were given identical job application materials except some had male names and some had female names. The ones with male names tended to be rated higher.
Cornell Cleared of Sexual Discrimination Charges
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed all charges leveled against Cornell University by a former employee who claimed she had been dismissed due to her gender.
ACLU Takes Aim at Single-Sex Educational Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union has released a preliminary report which shows that single-sex schools across the country are operating on theories that are unfounded in science and rooted in gender stereotypes.
Chapman University Agrees to Settle Sexual Discrimination Complaint
Lynn Hamrick, now a film producer based in Taos, New Mexico, claims she was denied tenure and a promotion to associate professor because she is a woman.
Study Finds Women and Minority Doctoral Candidates May Face Faculty Discrimination
Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian sounding male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an interview than candidates with names that indicated they were minorities or women.
Penn Study Finds Gender Pay Gap at Wall Street Firms
A study by Janice Madden of the University of Pennsylvania found that women stockbrokers earned, on average, 20 percent less than their male counterparts.
ACLU Seeks to End Single-Sex Educational Programs in Public Schools
The ACLU states that if single-sex educational programs are not curtailed it will consider filing litigation to force states and local school districts to end these programs.
Butler University Resolves Title IX Compliance Review
Women made up nearly 60 percent of the undergraduate students at Butler University in Indianapolis. But women were only 36.5 percent of the university’s student athletes.
Appeals Court Reinstates a Gender Bias Case Filed Against the University of Oregon
A former doctoral students alleges that her dissertation adviser retaliated against her after she complained about gender discrimination against women doctoral students.
Three Women Win Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama State University
The women alleged that they were subjected to inappropriate comments about their bodies and clothes, were brushed up against in a narrow filing room, and were subjected to unwanted romantic advances.
Woman Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against the University of Bridgeport
The suit alleges that the university responded to her claims of sexual harassment with “deliberate indifference.”
Office of Human Rights OKs Single-Sex Dorms at Catholic University of America
A faculty member filed a complaint claiming the policy was discriminatory.
New Web Site Ranks Graduate Philosophy Programs on Gender Equality
Site singles out Princeton, Rutgers, and NYU. But critics charge the rankings are flawed because current women graduate students at these universities were not consulted.
Jury Awards Woman $730,000 in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Texas Southern University
Surina Dixon was fired in 2008 as head women’s basketball coach without ever coaching a game.
Recent Developments in Gender Discrimination Lawsuits Against Universities
A suit was filed against Old Dominion University and Boise State settled another case.
Iranian President Quashes Effort to Segregate Universities by Gender
Religious officials claimed that coeducation produces “moral corruption” and unneeded distractions but the president disagreed.
Two Women Win Damages in Sexual Discrimination Cases Against Higher Educational Institutions in Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute were ordered to pay damages.
Two Women File Suit Against Slippery Rock University
They claim they were victims of retaliation for speaking out against a male superior.
New UNESCO Initiative Seeks to Increase Educational Opportunities for Women
A major new initiative to boost women’s education worldwide was launched at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education will aim to increase educational opportunities for women across the globe, but particularly in areas where the majority of women do not receive adequate education.
Western Washington University Settles a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Woman claimed she was fired for complaining about sexist and racist comments in the workplace.
Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against the University of Louisville
Three women, including Melanie Peterson, an associate professor, have filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University of Louisville and its dental school.
Two Women Win Lawsuit Against Virginia Tech
A federal jury in Roanoke has decided that Virginia Tech discriminated against two women who worked in the university’s development office.
Yale Takes Steps to Strengthen Sexual Misconduct Grievance Procedures
In response to news that that the U.S. Department of Education had launched an investigation into sexual harassment grievance procedures at Yale University, provost Peter Salovey announced the formation of a new University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct.
Arkansas Baptist Settles Discrimination-Based Suit
Arkansas Baptist College, a historically black educational institution in Little Rock, has agreed to a $20,000 settlement of a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
