Gender Discrimination
- BusinessYahoo Life
Female pilot fired for being 'too short' files lawsuit against former employer
The lawsuit, filed on the grounds of gender discrimination, states that three male colleagues deemed "too tall" were reassigned to other jets, while the female pilot was terminated.
- WorldYahoo Life
Women of color are paying the highest price for the gender pay gap
"Women of color have less money for rent, food, childcare, basic necessities, educational costs, and savings, among other things," Monica Ramirez, a civil rights attorney, tells Yahoo Lifestyle.
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LGBT couple threatened with eviction for flying rainbow flag: 'This is who we are'
A gay couple in Wisconsin says their landlord is threatening to evict them if they don't take down their rainbow flag.
- SportsMAKERS
U.S. Women's Soccer Team files gender discrimination lawsuit alleging unfair pay: 'We believe it is our duty'
"As players, we deserved to be paid equally for our work, regardless of our gender," says captain Alex Morgan.
- LifestyleYahoo Life
Woman sues after university allegedly retracted job offer once it learned she was pregnant
A professor claims that Wichita State University rescinded a job offer after she had asked about childcare services.
- PoliticsMAKERS
The Trump administration could erase civil rights for 1.4 million trans Americans. Here's how.
The Department of Health and Human Services has circulated a memo that proposes that all Title IX regulations “define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a is person born with.”
- WorldYahoo Life
This woman sued the FDNY to become its first female firefighter: 'One person can make change'
Brenda Berkman sued the FDNY for gender discrimination — and won.