All Entries in the "Discrimination" Category
Montana State Acquires Papers of Former Employee Who Sued the University for Gender Discrimination
Patricia Anderson worked for Montana State University for over three decades. In 1990, she sued the university, ultimately winning her case that revealed a pattern of pay discrimination against women employees.
NCAA Report Uncovers Jarring Online Abuse Towards Women Student-Athletes During the 2024 March Madness Tournament
“Student-athletes come to college hoping to fulfill their athletic and academic dreams, and our job at the NCAA is to provide them with the most fulfilling experience possible. We will exhaust all options to reduce the harassment and vitriol student-athletes are experiencing too often today,” said NCAA President Charlie Baker.
Penn State to Pay Over $700,000 to Resolve Gender Pay Discrimination
A recent review from the United States Department of Labor found that Penn State had paid 65 women employees less than male employees in similar positions since at least July 1, 2020. The affected women include both staff and faculty from across the university.
Study Finds Women of Color Author a Disproportionate Share of Banned Books in American Schools
In the 2021-2022 academic year, schools and libraries across the country experienced a significant spike in book bans. A new study has found a disproportionate share of these banned books are written by women of color and include characters from diverse backgrounds.
American Medical Association Advocates for More Women and Gender Minority Populations in Clinical Trials
“The lack of participation of women and SGM in clinical trials has clear impacts on the care these populations receive. Despite changes in the regulatory environment, inequities in clinical trial participation and outcomes persist today,” said American Medical Association board member, Dr. Toluwalase Ajayi.
Eight Out of Every Ten Women Polar Scientists Report Negative Experiences During Research Expeditions
Despite the large majority of women polar scientists reporting negative experiences, most women still wanted to continue doing polar research, suggesting an urgent need to improve their working conditions.
Study Finds Gender or Racial Bias in the Workplace Results in Lower Productivity for Everyone
A new study has found bias in the workplace hurts everyone’s productivity. The authors stress future research is needed to understand the nuances in how different types of discrimination, such as gender and racially-based biases, affect workplace efficiency.
Protest Held at North Dakota State University Over the Treatment of Women Administrators
On September 26, a large group of students, staff, and faculy members held a rally on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo protesting the treatment of women faculty and administrators on campus.
Women Full Professors at Vassar College Allege a Long-Standing Gender Gap in Pay
According to the class-action lawsuit filed by five women full professors, average salary data reflect a gender pay gap at Vassar College in every year for the last two decades. Most troublingly, the professors allege this gap has grown over time, with the most recent data reflecting a 10 percent gender pay disparity at Vassar.
Study Finds That Throughout Their Careers Women Continue to Face Age Discrimination
Researchers surveyed 913 women leaders in higher education, faith-based nonprofits, law, and healthcare. They found that there is “no right age” for professional women. The authors conclude that “we found no age was the right age to be a woman leader. There was always an age-based excuse to not take women seriously, to discount their opinions, or to not hire or promote them.”
American Association of University Women Updates Its Report on the Gender Pay Gap
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the AAUW calculated that in 2021 women were paid just 84 cents for every dollar paid to men when comparing full-time, year-round workers. However, when the calculation included all workers, the earnings discrepancy is substantially larger: Women took home only 77 cents for every dollar men did.
Mothers May Face a Higher Level of Job Discrimination Than Other Women
According to author Patrick Ishizuka, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, discrimination against mothers likely results from conflict between the perceived time commitments necessary to be a “good mother” and an ideal worker. Whereas many professional and managerial workers are expected to work all the time, low-wage service workers are increasingly expected to work at any time.
New Survey Documents Perceptions of Sexism and Gender Discrimination in the High-Tech Sector
Dice, the leading database for technology professionals, managing over 9 million profiles in the United States, recently released a new survey that examines perceptions of sexism and gender discrimination in the high-tech industry by employees who work in the field.
Three Former Deans Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Arizona Board of Regents
Three women scholars claimed that they were discriminated against because of their gender and were paid significantly less than some of their male colleagues.
University of Arizona Settles Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Three Former Women Deans
In 2018, a $2 million lawsuit was filed against the Arizona Board of Regents alleging that there was university-wide gender discrimination in pay. That suit has now been settled.
Report Finds Only a Small Fraction of Academic Research is Authored by Women
For this report, the researchers scanned 14.6 million studies published between 2006 and 2017 by scientists at 963 institutions across the world, determining gender of authors from their first names. In the United States, women were authors on 31.8 percent of all academic research. Lower female representation existed in the U.K. and Germany.
University of Virginia Law School Team Aids Legal Effort to Improve Health Care at a Women’s Prison
Alumni and students from the University of Virginia School of Law were on a legal team that recently won an injunction against officials at the Virginia Department of Corrections that mandates improve healthcare for women at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Troy, Virginia.
Scholar Claims Wichita State University Retracted a Job Offer After She Revealed She Was Pregnant
The plaintiff, now a visiting scholar at Oberlin College in Ohio, claims that she was offered a job at Wichita State. After she had mentioned she was pregnant and inquired about childcare facilities on campus, the job offer was retracted, according to the lawsuit.
Vanderbilt Leaders Collaborate to Address Key Issues Facing Women Staff
Administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have partnered together to establish a collaborative approach to study and address key issues facing women on the university’s staff.
Women Entrepreneurs Are More Successful Than Men in Raising Money on Crowdfunding Platforms
Researchers found that while women seeking funds for start-up ventures have been at a disadvantage to men with traditional funding sources. But crowdfunding investors take the opposite view. These investors tend to believe women are more trustworthy.
Woman Coach Files Lawsuit Against Edinboro University Claiming Pay Discrimination
According to a lawsuit, Melissa Soboleski, the women’s volleyball coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, earned $64,344 in 2016 while male coaches in similarly categorized sports earned as much as $120,872.
North Carolina State University Project to Address Perceived Bias in Engineering Education
The new study aims to develop a set of best practices which can be implemented by universities to reduce perceived bias in graduate engineering programs, and possibly for other STEM graduate programs.
Former Dean Sues the University of Arizona Claiming She Was Underpaid for More Than 20 Years
Professor Patricia MacCorquodale claims that she was underpaid for two decades. According to the lawsuit, when she was let go as dean of the Honors College in 2016 after 23 years on the job, she had a salary of $162,750 while the average salary paid to male deans at the university was $320,212.
New Study Examines the Extent of Discrimination Faced by Women in the United States
Among the findings in the new report from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health are that more than a third of women with a college education said they had heard offensive remarks about their gender compared to only 8 percent of women who did not attend college.
University Survey Finds That Physicians Who Are Mothers Face Widespread Workplace Discrimination
The survey found that 66 percent of mothers who are physicians reported gender discrimination and 36 percent reported maternal discrimination. Nearly a third said they had experienced discrimination relating to pregnancy or maternity leave and 17 percent said they faced discrimination relating to breastfeeding.
Professors Find Gender Discrimination in Punishment of Financial Advisers Who Commit Misconduct
The report, authroed by finance professor at the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, and Stanford University, finds that women financial advisers are half as likely as their male colleagues to commit misconduct. But the study found that after cases of misconduct 55 percent of men – but only 45 percent of women – remain with the same firm.
Scholar Finds a Hidden Bias Against Women Authors of Economics Papers
Erin Hengel, an American economist who teaches at the University of Liverpool, has completed a new study that finds that economics papers authored by women are more “readable” than those authored by men. However, despite being better written, articles authored by women take an average of six months longer to go through the peer-review process.
Are Men Who Perceive Anti-Male Bias in Society Likely to Discriminate Against Women?
A new study led by Clara Wilkins, an assistant professor of psychology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, sought to determine if men, who perceive that society is biased against men and favors women, were more likely to discriminate against women.
Academic Paper Finds Women Face Harsher Discipline Than Men in the Financial Services Industry
According to the study, following an incidence of misconduct, female advisers are 20 percent more likely to lose their jobs and 30 percent less likely to find new jobs relative to male advisers. This is true despite the fact that males are more likely to commit acts of misconduct.
Gender Bias Can Produce Stress That Can Negatively Impact Women’s Health
Dr. Kristen Salomon, an associate professor of psychology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, found that women experienced an increased heart rate and higher blood pressure when exposed to gender discrimination in a controlled experiment.
EEOC Finds a Gender Pay Gap at the University of Denver College of Law
Professor Lucy March, who has taught at the university since 1976 and has been a full professor since 1982, earned a salary of $109,000 under the law school’s merit pay system. The median salary for full professors at the law school was $149,000.
Faculty Member Claims She Was Fired for Being Pregnant
Coty Richardson was an assistant professor of exercise science at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon. According to a lawsuit she filed, Richardson was fired when she became pregnant outside of marriage.
Federal Lawsuit Seeks Admissions Data by Gender at U.S. Service Academies
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of the Service Women’s Action Network.
Report Finds That Women In Science Face Widespread Gender Bias
A new report by researchers at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law finds that More than 90 percent of women scientists stated that they had been subjected to some form of gender bias. More than a third said they were victims of sexual harassment.
University Study Examines Female-Beauty Stereotyping in Employment Interviews
Previous studies have shown that women have difficulty in obtaining jobs in male-dominated fields, particularly when the interviewer considers the job applicant to have physical beauty. But a new study finds that women can offset this discrimination by acknowledging their attractiveness to the interviewer.
