May 22, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Sexual Discrimination

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Sexual Harassment: Know Your Rights

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 04.17.2013 | Gay Voices

You don't have to put up with lewd comments from your boss. You don't have to suffer in silence while being objectified. You have legal protections! That's why I invited lawyer Mike Pospis to give us a lesson in sexual harassment lawsuits.

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Suing the Old Boys' Club of Big Law

Kate McGuinness | Posted 02.06.2013 | Women

Read More: Title VII, Francine Griesing, Income Partner, Associated Press, Law Firm, Greenberg Traurig, Sexual Discrimination, Equity Partner, Biglaw, Women News

When lawyers manage their own businesses, their own law firms, they should be expected to obey the law. Often, they don't -- especially when the law mandates equal treatment for female employees.

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Waitress Suing Restaurant Over Skimpy Schoolgirl Dress Code

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 06.27.2012 | Business

Read More: Employee-Lawsuits, Breastaurants, Video, Breastaurant, Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Sexual Harassment, Lawsuits, Sexual Discrimination, Business News

More restaurants and bars may be trying to attract customers by having their waitresses don skimpy outfits, but not all employees think it's fair for ...

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On Women's Rights: Yeah, Yeah, Blah, Blah, Blah Whatever

Yashar Ali | Posted 05.20.2012 | Women

Read More: Women's Rights, War on Women, Gaslighting, Domestic Violence, Sexual Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Yashar Ali, Women News

It's not that men are less empathetic than women. It's just that we are conditioned not to feel comfortable showing empathy.

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Former Burbank Police Officer Wins $1.3 Million From City

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.20.2012 | Los Angeles

A former Burbank deputy police chief was awarded $1.29 million Monday after a jury found that he was fired for speaking out against racial discriminat...

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New Trial Ordered In Tyson Foods Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit

AP | Posted 12.30.2011 | Home

Read More: Tyson Foods Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination, Retha Weems, Tyson Foods Lawsuit, Tyson, Tyson Foods, Home News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A new trial has been ordered in a sexual discrimination lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc. The ruling, published Wednesday, by th...

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America's Most Sexist Jobs

ForbesWoman | Posted 08.28.2011 | Women

Sexism in the American workforce doesn’t look like it once did. Mad Men era bosses–in tailored suits and mild inebriation, chasing secretaries aro...

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White House Launches Campaign To Help Schools Prevent Sexual Harassment

AP | By HOLLY RAMER and KATHY MATHESON | Posted 06.04.2011 | College

Read More: Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Arne Duncan, Title IX, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Discrimination, Joe Biden, Sexual Assault, University of New Hampshire, School Safety, College News

DURHAM, N.H. -- A nation that prides itself on fighting the abuse of power has an obligation to prevent sexual violence in schools and on college camp...

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Walmart Sex Bias Suit Heads To Supreme Court

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.28.2011 | Business

Read More: Walmart Sexism, Supreme Court, Sexual Discrimination, Gender Bias, Walmart Class Action, Wal-Mart, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Christine Kwapnoski hasn't done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys...

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Catholic College Fires Gay Part-Time Professor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Catholic Church, Homosexuality, Chestnut Hill College, Homosexual Professor, Sexual Discrimination, Catholic School, Firing, Philadelphia, Gay Professor, Catholic Colleges, Religion News

PHILADELPHIA — A Catholic college in Philadelphia says it has fired a part-time professor after learning from a post on his blog that he has bee...

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Wal-Mart Asks the Supreme Court to Protect It From Wage Discrimination Claims

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Wage Gap, Retail Sales, Wal-Mart, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Sexual Discrimination, Politics News

A decision for Wal-Mart would have far-ranging effects on women employees in general by making it more difficult to challenge gender-based pay discrimination.

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Christian Innkeepers Found Guilty For Turning Away Gay Couple

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Two Christian innkeepers have been convicted of sexual discrimination for refusing to allow a gay coupl...

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The Last Legitimate Bastion of "Separate but Equal"

Andrei Markovits | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Read More: Women's Rights, Sports, Gender Equality, Women's Issues, Princeton University Press, Title IX, Eri Yashoda, Sexual Discrimination, Separate but Equal, Gaming the World, Sports News

Title IX's empowering legacy is nothing short of transformative, indeed revolutionary. And yet, its empowering legacy merely aspired to a situation of "separate but equal" in the culturally crucial world of sports.

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Debrahlee Lorenzana Says Citigroup Fired Her Because She Was Too Hot

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: The Village Voice, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harrassment, Debrahlee Lorenzana, Poll, Sexual Discrimination, Citigroup, Business News

A New York City woman has sued Citigroup for firing her because she was just too good-looking, reports the Village Voice. Debrahlee Lorenzana, a 33...

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Single Mom Fired From Job For Anonymous Sex Blog

Jennifer Hunt & Dan Baritchi | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Religion, Lifestyle Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination, Getting Fired, Work, Sexuality, Sex, Sex Blogging, Sex Blog, Career, Healthy Living News

How can someone be fired for something they do after working hours -- anonymously? Was she writing about her employer, her work, her colleagues, or her boss? No.

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COLUMN: The Rape Question

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: Sexual Discrimination, The Northeast, Rape, Princeton University, Daily Princetonian, College Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault, The Daily Princetonian, College News

Imagine the following scenario: A girl goes to a frat party, drinks too much and has sex with a guy she just met. The next day she does not remember a...

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