University of Minnesota. Faculty Advisory Committee on Women

Dr. Shyamala Rajender, a chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota, filed a sexual descrimination suit against the University in 1973. By 1975, it had evolved into a class action suit with many other women professors joining in. The settlement with the University in 1980 caused the formation of the Rajender Consent Decree. It mandated a set of guidelines for the future hiring and treatment of women at the University of Minnesota and established a set of procedures for all of the University women involved in the class action suit. The Faculty Advisory Committee on Women was formed to provide a support network, serve as an information source and advise claimants and potential claimants of their rights under the ruling of the Rajender Consent Decree.

From the description of Faculty Advisory Committee on Women papers, 1972-2001. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62693305

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