SBLI: Demise of bill could prompt move out of state Aug 9, 2008
Massachusetts s leading life insurer, Savings Bank Life Insurance Co., is weighing a move out of state, a result of the apparent demise of legislation that would have freed it from a gender discrimination statute ... Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday rejected as retreating from fundamental principles of equality a bill that would have enabled SBLI to charge different rates for men and women, instead recommending an amendment prohibiting all life insurance companies from gender discrimination. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Rays bolster bullpen with Bradford Aug 8, 2008
An attorney for Grant said previous actions have no bearing on the suit that alleges 23 specific incidents of sexual harassment and 34 specific incidents of racial and gender discrimination during her time working for NASCAR.. Hill isn't a stay-at-home defenseman NHL veteran Sean Hill, who in 2007 became the first player suspended for violating the league's drug policy, signed a one-year contract to play for the Swiss club Biel. (Boston Globe)
Woman suing NASCAR has spotty background Aug 8, 2008
An attorney for Grant said his client did not refute anything in her past, but previous actions have no bearing on the suit that alleges 23 specific incidents of sexual harassment and 34 specific incidents of racial and gender discrimination during her time working for NASCAR.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Title IX's Assault on Swimming Aug 8, 2008
A primary reason is Title IX. Title IX supporters will tell you that the statute makes no requirements for gender quotas; it simply bans sex discrimination in schools receiving federal financial assistance. Yet the trouble lies in how Title IX has been interpreted by bureaucrats and the court system. (Townhall.com)
Batman ratings Aug 8, 2008
Page last updated at 16:38 GMT, Thursday, 7 August 2008 17:38 UK. How do other countries rate Batman. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Interim planner is appointed by board Aug 7, 2008
A letter from Moreno's attorney implies the settlement may have been in exchange for not pursuing charges of sex discrimination. Contact Hoyt Elkins at helkins@uniondemocrat. (The Union Democrat)
UN warning on India child health Aug 6, 2008
The report says the gender discrimination prevalent in South Asia ensures that life expectancy of girls is lower than boys. In Pakistan, boys are more likely to be immunised than girls and have better access to health care, says Unicef. (BBC News -- Health)
Former Atlanta police major files sex discrimination complaint Aug 6, 2008
A former high-ranking Atlanta police official has filed a sex discrimination complaint against the Atlanta Police Department. Former Maj. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Firm Aug 5, 2008
com - Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Law Firm ... Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Law Firm. (Law.com)
Interim chief planner pick goes to board Aug 5, 2008
She resigned with a glowing letter of reference and an $89,300 settlement that may have been spurred by threat of a sex discrimination lawsuit proffered by her attorney ... Dated July 17, the letter said: "I believe I can prove a sex discrimination claim against the county in this matter. I enclose a new draft Agreement and Release for the Board of Supervisors to consider as a counteroffer.". (The Union Democrat)
House passes bill to combat gender-related discrimination Aug 2, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday that expands female workers' ability to sue their employers for gender discrimination and prohibits employers from punishing employees who share salary and compensation data with coworkers. Labor unions, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Congressional action Aug 1, 2008
House Democrats won a 247-178 vote on a bill that would treat gender discrimination in pay the same as race, disability and age discrimination by allowing women to sue for unlimited compensatory and punitive damages. The White House has threatened a veto if it passes the Senate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Settlement reached in "Borgata Babes" lawsuit Jul 31, 2008
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Two former Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa cocktail servers have settled a $70 million sex discrimination lawsuit they brought against the casino. Renee Gaud, 38, a former Mays Landing resident who now lives in Canada, and Trisha Hart, 30, of Wenonah, had claimed the casino humiliated costumed waitresses known as "Borgata Babes" by imposing weight limits, encouraging breast augmentation surgery and emphasizing looks over job performance. (NJ.com)
National Post Editorial Board: Larry Summers gets his revenge on ... Jul 31, 2008
Of course the areas of studies where men dominate, math, engineering, there is great concern over 'obvious' gender discrimination. A small blip on campus and yet such a high degree of attention. (National Post)
Political notes Jul 31, 2008
As an attorney, I have fought for equality for women and against gender discrimination in the workplace. I will continue that strong advocacy for women and families in the State House. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Ghana makes progress in achieving gender equality- Report Jul 31, 2008
The report, which combined the 3rd, 4th and 5th editions of the United Nations Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), is expected to contribute to awareness creation programmes about gender discrimination and encourage everybody to join the gender equality campaign. Ghana ratified CEDAW on the February 2, 1986 and the government has continued to pursue institutional, administrative and legal reforms as well as formulate and implement policies to address... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar, Just Not at Olympics Jul 31, 2008
Gender Discrimination. The , founded in 1974 by tennis great , also has been calling on the IOC to screen member countries for gender discrimination. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
New Kensington fires police officer Jul 30, 2008
City officials say Ms. King is not being fired because she filed a 2006 sex discrimination lawsuit, which is still pending. Ms. King and her attorney are not commenting. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Transsexual fights city over pool locker room Jul 28, 2008
She filed a gender discrimination complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and is urging the state legislature to pass an introduced bill that would bar cities from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Twenty states have passed similar bills. (Cleveland.com)
Doctor in bias suit was asked to resign Jul 26, 2008
In March, the former chairwoman of the anesthesia department filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against him, Levy, and the hospital. More recently, some hospital executives discovered that Fischer had been using surgery department funds to pay his wife for organizing department events, helping new surgeons find homes, and showing their families around Boston. (Boston Globe)
DeKalb has no plans to adopt gender-neutral signs Jul 26, 2008
She doesn't face gender discrimination at work, she said. Even when standing along signs that say Men Working or Men at Work, the female construction project representative isn't offended. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Forget the guilt, sisters, it's time to get angry and organised Jul 26, 2008
This is the report on gender equality which was released this week by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, following her listening tour of the country. The woman on the beach seems emblematic of the way we talk about women and work now. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Life's high wire act Jul 26, 2008
The new study follows in quick succession Gender Inequality: What Matters to Australian Women and Men, a report by the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick. Before that was Generation F, a report by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mesa being sued under Title IX by former employees Jul 25, 2008
Two former Mesa College athletic department employees have filed a Title IX sex discrimination suit against the college after being fired in April 2007. Former women's basketball coach Lorri Sulpizio and former director of basketball operations Cathy Bass are seeking unspecified damages. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Jehlen, Provost vote agains tax holiday Jul 25, 2008
They argued that it is time to guarantee equal rights for women and prohibit this type of blatant gender discrimination. Opponents of the bill said that this is not an equal rights issue but simply a consumer one based on the fact that women generally live longer than men. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Real love has a cost we must pay Jul 24, 2008
This week, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, released her plan of action towards gender equality, based on findings from a listening tour of Australia ... However, in the area of family-friendly work practices, Ms Broderick has commented that she wants to alter the Sex Discrimination Act to penalise employers who exercise "indirect discrimination" by refusing to promote fathers who opt to spend more time with their families. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy is reexamined Jul 24, 2008
"We have figured out how to deal with racial integration and gender discrimination," said Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Alamo), the bill's sponsor. (Los Angeles Times)
Sexual harassment still rife at work Jul 24, 2008
SEXUAL harassment remains a monster in the workplace, particularly for young women, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick says ... SEXUAL harassment remains rife at work, particularly for young women, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner says. (NEWS.com.au)
Posh Life at Guantanamo: $800 Suit for Terrorist Jul 24, 2008
We were engaging in gender discrimination to appease the detainees. . (Newsmax)
Women still face sex bias Jul 22, 2008
The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, will today release the results of nearly a year of consultation on the state of gender relations, including the finding that many young women are still subject to harassment almost a quarter of a century after such behaviour was outlawed ... A review of sex discrimination laws; and. (Sydney Morning Herald)
NEWSWEEK Cover: Murder in the 8th Grade Jul 21, 2008
Legally, they couldn't stop him from wearing girls' clothes, according to the California Attorney General's Office, because of a state hate-crime law that prevents gender discrimination. King pushed his rights as far as he could. (PR Newswire)
For Fresno State, it was turbulence and triumph Jul 21, 2008
The school year began in early July 2007 with a Fresno County Superior Court jury returning a multi-million-dollar verdict for former Bulldogs volleyball coach Lindy Vivas in her sex discrimination lawsuit against the university ... On Dec. 5, the same day as closing arguments in the sex discrimination trial of former women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein, the Bulldogs lost at Loyola Marymount to fall to 0-6 ... Big stakes in SJK trialOakland lawyer Dan Siegel dramatically summed up the... (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Follow the leader Jul 20, 2008
A trip to Orlando for any reporter who writes a Fresno State story without using the words settlement, gender discrimination, NCAA violation, budget deficit or Scott Johnson. And, finally, we'd install a new piece of equipment in the sports editor's office. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Wambach out of Games after surgery Jul 19, 2008
Former Fresno State women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein, who sued the school for sex discrimination, has been hired as the general manager of the Lawton Fort Sill Cavalry, the Continental Basketball Association's defending champions. Golf Johnson aces US Bank Championship Richard S. Johnson aced the 14th hole on his way to a 63 that gave him a one-stroke lead over Deane and Brenden Pappas after the first round of the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee. (Boston Globe)
Sex Discrimination and Equal Protec... Jul 19, 2008
Sex Discrimination and Equal Protection: Supreme Court Cases on Gender in US Constitutional Law ... Sex Discrimination and Equal Protection ... Sex Discrimination and Equal Protection. (Suite101.com)
Ex-Fresno St. women's coach to be GM in CBA Jul 18, 2008
FRESNO A former women's basketball coach who sued Fresno State for sex discrimination announced Thursday has been hired as the general manager of a minor league professional men's team and she's negotiating a movie deal. Stacy Johnson-Klein will begin her new job with the Lawton Fort Sill Cavalry in Oklahoma the Continental Basketball Association's defending champions on Friday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Ex-Poway star Wynne makes U.S. soccer team Jul 18, 2008
A former women's coach who sued Fresno State for sex discrimination has a new job managing a minor league professional men's basketball team. She's also negotiating a movie deal. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Turn the tables Jul 18, 2008
Then the next time Fresno State has to cough up more than $17 million in gender discrimination suits, the boys will be on the collecting end. Suzanne FortierFresno. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Mum wins discrimination case Jul 14, 2008
A woman who said she was turned down for a shop assistant's job because she was expecting her second child has won her sex discrimination case. An employment tribunal awarded Caroline Tobin, from Bellshill, in North Lanarkshire, 3,463 in compensation. (BBC News -- UK)
The underside of NASCAR Jul 14, 2008
"But there was an ongoing daily pattern (of harassment). It was the nature of the people I worked with, the people who ran it, it trickled down from the top." The lawsuit details 23 specific incidents of sexual harassment and 34 specific incidents of alleged racial and gender discrimination over a two-year span. It is a fairly mind-numbing recitation of verbal abuse that goes well beyond anyone's notion of political correctness. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Step in the right direction Jul 13, 2008
In addition to the donations issue, a series of embarrassing gender discrimination suits have hit the campus. Former women's basketball coach Stacey Johnson-Klein has reached an agreement with the university after winning a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. (Fresno Bee)
LETTERS: NCT, July 12, 2008 Jul 13, 2008
"Progressives always expect their principles to harmonize with each other, and then are surprised when it doesn't work out that way. In their zeal for sexual equality, they oppose sex discrimination and favor abortion on demand, only to find that some people abort babies upon discovering that they are female. Since this happens most often in cultures where being female is regarded as a sort of birth defect and the decision to abort is made by the father, yet another sacred progressive principle... (North County Times)
Former editor sues, alleges discrimination Jul 13, 2008
The World s former managing editor filed a sex discrimination suit Wednesday against the newspaper and its parent company ... My wife worked her way to a "nation wide financial institution Vice President" and knows firsthand about being a victim of sex discrimination ... Mr E wrote on Jul 10, 2008 1:15 PM:So, an editor for a MUCH larger newspaper (and with more than twice the subscribers) is hired in place of someone who has spent her life with small-town newspapers, and that means sex... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Achievement of MDGs would be a mirage -Hagan Jul 13, 2008
He indicated that most of the goals of the Millennium Development were bordered on culture and mentioned gender issues such as gender discrimination and women empowerment as critical issues that needed attention. Professor Hagan said certain negative cultural practices hindering development such as female genital mutilation, widowhood rites, elopements, betrothals, among others would be difficult to change without the involvement of traditional leaders and the community members themselves. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Car Service at Issue in Discrimination Claim Against Skadden Jul 8, 2008
com - Car Service at Issue in Age, Sex Discrimination Claim Against Skadden ... Car Service at Issue in Age, Sex Discrimination Claim Against Skadden. (Law.com)
Same Sex "Marriage": Illegal in All Fifty States Jul 7, 2008
4% of California voters in 2000 (over four million voters), was unconstitutional on the basis that "gender discrimination" violates the equal protection clause of the state constitution. The LA Times reported that. (Townhall.com)
'CRPF must disclose info on alleged gender discrimination' Jul 6, 2008
CRPF must disclose info on alleged gender discrimination'-India-The Times of India ... CRPF must disclose info on alleged gender discrimination'6 Jul 2008, 1148 hrs IST,PTI ... She also alleged that the department refused to divulge the reason behind such move which amounts to gender discrimination and human rights violations. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Affirmative Action Ban Will Be on Ballots, Group Says Jul 4, 2008
"They want the opportunity to end the use of race and gender discrimination and preferences in state employment, contracting and education.". Supporters said they do everything possible to train circulators both paid and unpaid to follow the rules. (FOXNews)
Foley settlement to be public Jul 4, 2008
Despite state rules adopted to discourage sealed settlement agreements, National City in 2002 kept secret for seven months a $750,000 settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a former female police officer. It was made public after the Union-Tribune filed a request under the state's Public Records Act. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
State to mediate former Flagler attorney's discrimination complaint Jul 3, 2008
She worked for two county attorneys during her time there and has said both ignored her complaints of gender discrimination ... But Coffey said his research didn't support her accusations that gender discrimination existed on a bigger scale within county government. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Richardson taps national expert as women's issue advisor Jul 3, 2008
The result was the book "Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination in Corporate America and What Can Be Done About It.". Her most recent book is "Your Money And Your Life: The High Stakes for Women Voters in '08 and Beyond.". (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Female doctor need not take test of fitness to keep her job Jul 2, 2008
A female neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital who is suing the chief of neurosurgery for sex discrimination won a victory this week when a federal court ruled that she need not undergo a medical evaluation to gauge her fitness to stay at the hospital. Dr. Sagun Tuli had argued in court papers that the evaluation ordered by the hospital's credentials committee was "the culmination of years of disparate treatment, discrimination, and retaliation she has experienced" from Dr. Arthur L. Day,... (Boston Globe)
Letters from readers Jun 30, 2008
The fact that Hillary Clinton was the most-experienced, qualified and best-prepared Democratic candidate only underscores and perpetuates sex discrimination in America. Passing over an eminently qualified female to nominate a less-qualified male demonstrates that the glass ceiling is still in place and solid. (Florida Times-Union)
Matthew McConaughey Takes on the Paparazzi Jun 28, 2008
It took me a minute to make the connection between the careful radiologist and the surfer with the skateboard in my gender discrimination class, but once I got it, I became fans of both. I tried to get Michael a job as general counsel to a sports equipment company, but they weren't ready for an in-house lawyer, so he's been out on his own, doing some contract work for a firm and representing clients he meets in his other activities. (Newsmax)
America's 21st-century gun right Jun 27, 2008
In the process, it inaugurated a series of rulings establishing the scope of the right to be free from sex discrimination. In 1996, the court struck down, for the first time, a law discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. (Boston Globe)
Harman backs discrimination plan Jun 27, 2008
The Tories want compulsory pay audits for firms found guilty of gender discrimination at employment tribunals. Lib Dem youth and equality spokeswoman Lynne Featherstone also broadly welcomed the proposals. (BBC News -- UK)
Wage Against the Machine Jun 27, 2008
Nearly everyone who's looked at Wal-Mart's practices as an employerits union busting, sex discrimination, low wages, and minimal benefitshas concluded that it's America's retail bad guy. By contrast, many who've examined the practices of Wal-Mart's competitor Costcoincluding New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse in his recent book The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Workerconclude that it's the good guy. (Slate)
Justice Dept. hiring was biased toward right, report says Jun 26, 2008
In 2006, some applicants for sought-after jobs in the department honors program and summer intern program were rejected because they were members of the American Constitution Society or Planned Parenthood or because they expressed concern about sex discrimination in the military, the report found. Other students or graduates who were brushed aside included a University of Alabama law graduate, ranked sixth in the class, who had written a paper on the detention of aliens under the USA Patriot... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Channel 3 fires Mendte in alleged e-mail scandal Jun 26, 2008
The decision to fire Larry Mendte, a Lansdowne native and graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School, came days after ex-colleague Alycia Lane filed a lawsuit claiming, among other things, that keeping Mendte on the payroll during a federal investigation amounted to sex discrimination. Lane was fired earlier this year from CBS affiliate KYW-TV after a run-in with New York City police. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Opinion: Let's not gloss over Title IX's faults Jun 26, 2008
And as the landmark gender discrimination legislation turns 36 this week, it might be tempting to use the occasion to laud those wonders. But we need to move beyond praise and address the unintended negative consequences the legislation has had on men and on gender equality in general without erasing the gains women have won. (Christian Science Monitor)
ANALYSIS: Bulldogs' win is 'one for the community' Jun 26, 2008
The Bulldogs represented with determination a university whose image has been hurt by scandals involving the men's basketball program before the era of current coach Steve Cleveland and three high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits with multimillion-dollar payouts. What was it like to be a Fresno State baseball player -- for that matter, to be any university athlete -- in this most unusual year. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Political litmus tests at Justice Jun 26, 2008
They weeded out a Stanford grad for writing a law review article on gender discrimination in the military; a Harvard law grad for having written opinion pieces critical of the Patriot Act; another for having worked for Hillary Clinton. Certain buzzwords like "social justice" would land the applicant's essay in the reject file. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
City worker alleges discrimination and harassment in suit Jun 26, 2008
MASON CITY Pat Gansen, a city employee for 16 years and animal control officer for the past 10, has filed suit against the city, claiming she was denied a job promotion because of age and sex discrimination. In the five-count suit filed in Cerro Gordo County District Court, Gansen also alleges the city of Mason City maintains an atmosphere that is hostile to women and allows reported sexual harassment to continue unchecked. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Marshal awarded $150,000 Jun 25, 2008
A federal jury in Boston awarded $150,000 to an assistant US marshal yesterday after concluding that Anthony Dichio, the former marshal for Massachusetts, retaliated against her at work because she filed a sex discrimination complaint against him. The verdict in US District Court in Boston was the latest embarrassment for Dichio, who was fired by the Bush administration in 2005 from his $130,000-a-year job after the Globe documented his lax work habits and use of his government-owned vehicle for... (Boston Globe)
Fired In Philly Jun 25, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Last Update: 07:50 AM EDT. CELEBRITIES HAD PROMS, TOO. (New York Post -- Gossip)
