The Gunther Case, Comparable Worth, and Implications for Academe.

Koch, James V.

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Gunther Case, Comparable Worth, and Implications for Academe.

Koch, James V.

Educational Record, v64 n2 p38-43 Spr 1983

County of Washington v. Gunther is discussed--a case that dramatically widened the set of circumstances that may be used to provide legal standing for a suit alleging sex discrimination in faculty and staff salaries. The theory of "comparable worth" was supported by the Supreme Court. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Females, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Males, Personnel Policy, Salaries, Sex Discrimination

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