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The Arizona Board of Regents is being sued for $20 million by a University of Arizona chemistry and biochemistry professor, Katrina Miranda, who claims that the university has discriminated against female science professors by paying them less than men, not giving them raises, denying them promotions, and awarding them fewer resources, such as mentorships and lab assistants, then men, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Miranda is seeking class-action status for her lawsuit.
“When you’re making about $30,000 less than a man of similar qualifications and experience, you’re taking a hit. That affects people’s lives,” one of Miranda’s lawyers, Andrew Melzer, tells the Daily Star.
The lawsuit follows another sex discrimination suit by female deans at the university. And the complaints Miranda makes represent nationwide trends. Ninety-three percent of institutions pay male faculty members more than their female counterparts ...
