Ex-Biglaw Partner Alleges 'Toxic Boys Club Locker Room' In Lawsuit
Former non-equity partner at Thompson Hine files gender discrimination lawsuit against firm and equity partners, seeking $15 million.
Complaint alleges creation of a toxic work environment in the New York office by an equity partner hoarding work for male attorneys and engaging in discriminatory conduct. [ more ]
Law prof presses male sex-bias allegations in new suit after federal judge tosses his Title IX claim
Law professor David Schott has filed a new lawsuit against the University of Denver Sturm College of Law following allegations of sex-bias made by a former associate dean.
The new lawsuit alleges breach of contract, defamation, negligence, violations of wage law, and sex-based wage discrimination.
A previous lawsuit filed by Schott alleging retaliation and sex discrimination under Title IX was dismissed by a federal judge. [ more ]
Female ex-exec told she lacked "docility and meekness" sues TikTok
Katie Ellen Puris, a senior executive at TikTok, is suing the company and its owner ByteDance for wrongful termination based on age and sex discrimination.
Puris alleges that ByteDance chairman Lidong Zhang forced her out of the company because she did not conform to stereotypes of docility and meekness expected of female employees. [ more ]
Review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story
Books "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science," by Kate Zernike (Scribner)Kate Zernike's book is a inspiring but often infuriating account of the ways that MIT had discriminated against some of the brightest scientists in their fields.Kate Zernike had been covering higher education at The Boston Globe for about six months when she was tipped off to a major story: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was about to admit to years of gender discrimination against female faculty members.
Paul Taylor Dance Company Is Accused of Gender Discrimination
When Barbara Delo, a costume designer, got an offer last year to join the Paul Taylor Dance Company, one of New York's most prestigious troupes, she thought she had landed a dream job.But she soon began to feel uneasy.Delo, 32, who had just given birth to her first child, said she believed the company was routinely discriminating against her because she was a mother.
A major South Korean broadcaster omitted 'ladies' from Michelle Yeoh's Oscars speech
Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Everything Everywhere All at Once, attends the Governors Ball during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood, Calif.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images SBS News, a major broadcaster in South Korea, provoked outrage after it removed Michelle Yeoh's reference to "ladies" in its coverage of her acceptance speech at the Oscars.
Martine Croxall begins legal action against BBC at tribunal
Martine Croxall and three other presenters have taken legal action against the BBC for sex and age discrimination, claiming they were unfairly demoted and paid unequally. [ more ]
A generation of high-profile women tech leaders have stepped aside. What's next?
When Susan Wojcicki was named CEO of YouTube in 2014, she was in relatively good company as a woman leader in Silicon Valley.Marissa Mayer, her former colleague at Google, was running Yahoo and posing for magazine covers.Sheryl Sandberg was the influential second-in-command at Facebook who had just published a best-selling book on corporate feminism.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Criticism Still Racist All The Way Down
Conservative criticism of Democratic Supreme Court nominees often attributes shortcomings to ethnicity or gender rather than professional qualifications. [ more ]
A California border town's first transgender mayor faces recall. Is gender the reason?
The LGBTQ+ pride flag raising event at Calexico City Hall was disrupted by a woman attacking the mayor and council member because of their gender identities.
The recall election in Calexico involving transgender council member Raúl Ureña has brought to light broader issues beyond just local governance, touching on cultural clashes over gender identity. [ more ]
British Triathlon will force trans women & non-binary athletes to compete against cis men
As international sports organizations ban transgender competitors, British Triathlon has decided that the solution is rebranding: trans women and non-binary athletes who were assigned a male gender at birth will compete with cisgender men in one category labeled "Open," while cisgender women, trans men, and non-binary people assigned female at birth will compete in the "Women" category.
Ruby Payne-Scott helped revolutionize astronomy by pioneering radio astronomy, which allowed scientists to explore the universe using radio waves instead of light waves.
To keep her job as a woman working in the 1940s, Payne-Scott had to keep her work in radio astronomy a secret. [ more ]
Wellesley students fight for trans men to be allowed to attend the all-women's school
Students at the all-women's Wellesley College are currently in a battle with the administration over whether to expressly allow trans men to attend the school.Students are voting Tuesday in a referendum on whether the school should allow this and whether official Wellesley communications should use non-gendered language.
A generation of high-profile women tech leaders have stepped aside. What's next?
When Susan Wojcicki was named CEO of YouTube in 2014, she was in relatively good company as a woman leader in Silicon Valley.Marissa Mayer, her former colleague at Google, was running Yahoo and posing for magazine covers.Sheryl Sandberg was the influential second-in-command at Facebook who had just published a best-selling book on corporate feminism.
Former Montebello detective sues city, alleging gender discrimination in vaccine exemptions
A former Montebello police detective has sued the city, saying she was subjected to "pervasive gender discrimination" that included uneven enforcement of a coronavirus vaccine mandate.Maria Chavez alleges in the lawsuit that her male colleagues' applications for religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate were largely "rubber stamped," while her application was "denied due to her gender."
Former NBC10 Boston reporter alleges 2019 firing was retaliation in federal lawsuit
A former NBC10 Boston reporter who was fired from the station three years ago after she did not formally disclose a relationship with a Massachusetts police chief for some time is now suing the news outlet in federal court, alleging she was sexually harassed by another reporter and then retaliated against for reporting the misconduct to supervisors.
Workers at an Activision studio vote to unionize, a first for the gaming industry.
A group of workers at a video game studio that is part of Activision Blizzard has voted to form a union, a first for a major North American video game company.
Group invades Cannes red carpet to highlight violence towards women
Protests about women's safety have taken place at the Cannes film festival for the second time in a matter of days, after a group invaded the red carpet at a premiere of a film about the killing of sex workers.
Japanese university told to compensate 13 women after exam discrimination
A medical school in Tokyo that made it harder for female students to pass entrance exams has been ordered to pay compensation to 13 women for gender discrimination.