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Hollins University Hollins Digital Commons Ann B. Hopkins Papers Manuscript Collections 5-17-1990 Legal Victory for Working Women Susan Ellicott Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/hopkins-papers  Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons From the S. EditorTHE TIMES1333 H Street, NW, Suite 440Washington, D.C. 20005Telephone: (202) 347-7659•( . ¦rv .u> (w  uif- - '     fprwomenFrom Susan Ellicott, WashingtonIN A landmark sex discrimi- For the past decade, law and nation c se, a Washington accounting nrms have,¦judge " has ¦ ' ordered i Price agonized over  hether theyWaterhouse one of the could, be legally forced to give  worl  s largest i * accounting,;, partnerships tp ,. vict»hs . of, ifirms, ¦ to, award one | of its, discriiiiination. | :  r;;11 ¦ >coveted partnerships I to a, • : Ambitious! lawyers ,for in- woman ruled out for the job :;fiUential'law  firms'in Wash-'seven years *ago because col-,  ington routinely work112-hour -leagues thought  ; she - was , too days seven days a week as they,t'macho Vpt• , I i5 ¦1  * aim for the top,"and many _America s!working women firms think that the ju icialoften claim * to have made system: should; not intervene ;biRger strides in the workplace * in decisions; on/ partnersmp -than their European sisters, . ; which are based on elaboratebut complain: that men' still personal considerations. ,,have too .many of the.senior. i* v ' fter .only four years at .the,corporate jobs at management * co pany  hen proposed for,level. Only 27 of Price partnership, .Ms Hop ins had ,Waterhouse’s 900 partners are brought in more business toomen and Ms Ann Hopkins  pnce Waterhouse than any ofaged 46, was the only, female her rival nominees. The firm./nominee among 88 candi ates ; (old her in early 1983 that it ,.• •  -   „ . . i _ '   r\r\on camp( ;ji l..,, / ,¦•/! ¦ y  M.From Susan Ellicott, Wa:" AMERICANS are frantically.  rowinttrying to reread their Presi-- dent’s lips. Until last week, hewas the leader who promised:Read my lips! No newtaxes.  Now, the pledge whichhelped carry him to the Whiteabout tsimplyright fcrisk of:on his iTheOulineeiVlllung oo ,  Q g ner lu c   u  ,w .for partnership when the firm  ad put ; her. nomination on.-Jconsi er d her in 1982.; ' ' " hold but did not explain why.Her case is the first in which /Ms Hopkins resigned a year,_a courthas 'compelled . a /later an , sue  the firm tor sex ,company.to make a person a/ discrimination, . thinkin , it/'partner  as1' a remedy / for  .ha  given her, an. irrational-discrimination', for' reasons, of   .explanation for, a, ba   usiness.,raceior:,sex.':An¦ investigation' 0;™  1 ¦ ¦. , ,:decision/  into her failure to become a /; onlyidater, • when ? her c se *'/partner found that* the  irm  ;waS;, in /.litigation,; di    she)Ipassed her over:because col-,/1 discover; that; the :firm had-, leagues disliked;her personal/,bowed,to partners’ comments| manner 1 !and suggested she /. that Ineeded to go to charm -should attend: i' charm, ,;schooj(;that I was too macho,'•that I .was overcompensating to being a woman . Her case1school .lawyer’representing Ms ~   - ¦Hopkins  w o' now ¦ holds a;; last year reachea the  u reme ,senior management post at the Court, on the issue of t e.-World Bank here, hailed the , standards which .  employerscourt’s decision this week as a and claimants in discnmina-.ray of.hope for all minorities tion suits must prove,striving' for equal opportuHouse looks shaky followinghis decision to try to sort outhis country’s budget woes.This, 'Washington con¬cluded, signalled that taxeswould be on the table. In anattempt to calm the ensuingpanic, Bush Administrationofficials have said that taxesare not necessarily on theagenda. They are simply notoff it. The White House hasrefused to say whether thePresident is ready to talkabout raising taxes.Mr Bush’s decision to tacklethe nation’s deficit marks areversal of his position three uu  months ago  hen he. toldCongress he was notconte plating bipartisannegotiations to reach a deal.Since then, economic con¬ditions have forced him to¦ reconsider.; ; ; ><: • ; ;!'¦/Government revenues havefallen while rising interestrates have boosted spending.Administration officials saybeen u. dress tlsome taim wpackagirevenutthe auiacross-cuts tl:Gramireducti‘ Mravoid (The la\(£39 bthe feewouldotherwithoiprioritTra<have 1lowercrats htheirraisetaxatiiAireait ir 1*15 i'- * 7'n   ¦ ,5* ,mties in Amenca. A judge alsoawarded  s Hopkins; about$400,000" (£240,000) in backpa  for earnings lost as a resultof illegal ‘'• sexual ' stereotyp-ing . The amount is theaverage salary earned today bymanagement  • consultants atthe firm ‘ who were ! madepartners 'when Ms Hopkinswas tu  ed down. who is mar-Ms Hopkins,neu wuu a uuuiij,j- said whether she will go backto Price Waterhouse, althoughthat if she does he vyill orderthe firm not to retaliateagainst her for sui g it.The judge’s decision is al-that Mr Bush, spurred b -=11-  --Congithe IrespoPresicThiBush’taxes’inconpertsAdmraiseitaxes“usei1 o n    

Legal Victory for Working Women

Hollins University Hollins Digital Commons Ann B. Hopkins Papers Manuscript Collections 5-17-1990 Legal Victory for Working Women Susan Ellicott London Times Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/hopkins-papers  Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons Recommended Citation Ellicott, Susan, "Legal Victory for Working Women" (1990). Ann B. Hopkins Papers. 163. https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/hopkins-papers/163 This Press is brought to you for free and open access by the Manuscript Collections at Hollins Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ann B. Hopkins Papers by an authorized administrator of Hollins Digital Commons. For more information, please contact lvilelle@hollins.edu, millerjc@hollins.edu. From the S. EditorTHE TIMES1333 H Street, NW, Suite 440Washington, D.C. 20005Telephone: (202) 347-7659•( . ¦rv .u> (w  uif- - '     fprwomenFrom Susan Ellicott, WashingtonIN A landmark sex discrimi- For the past decade, law and nation c se, a Washington accounting nrms have,¦judge " has ¦ ' ordered i Price agonized over  hether theyWaterhouse one of the could, be legally forced to give  worl  s largest i * accounting,;, partnerships tp ,. vict»hs . of, ifirms, ¦ to, award one | of its, discriiiiination. | :  r;;11 ¦ >coveted partnerships I to a, • : Ambitious! lawyers ,for in- woman ruled out for the job :;fiUential'law  firms'in Wash-'seven years *ago because col-,  ington routinely work112-hour -leagues thought  ; she - was , too days seven days a week as they,t'macho Vpt• , I i5 ¦1  * aim for the top,"and many _America s!working women firms think that the ju icialoften claim * to have made system: should; not intervene ;biRger strides in the workplace * in decisions; on/ partnersmp -than their European sisters, . ; which are based on elaboratebut complain: that men' still personal considerations. ,,have too .many of the.senior. i* v ' fter .only four years at .the,corporate jobs at management * co pany  hen proposed for,level. Only 27 of Price partnership, .Ms Hop ins had ,Waterhouse’s 900 partners are brought in more business toomen and Ms Ann Hopkins  pnce Waterhouse than any ofaged 46, was the only, female her rival nominees. The firm./nominee among 88 candi ates ; (old her in early 1983 that it ,.• •  -   „ . . i _ '   r\r\on camp( ;ji l..,, / ,¦•/! ¦ y  M.From Susan Ellicott, Wa:" AMERICANS are frantically.  rowinttrying to reread their Presi-- dent’s lips. Until last week, hewas the leader who promised:Read my lips! No newtaxes.  Now, the pledge whichhelped carry him to the Whiteabout tsimplyright fcrisk of:on his iTheOulineeiVlllung oo ,  Q g ner lu c   u  ,w .for partnership when the firm  ad put ; her. nomination on.-Jconsi er d her in 1982.; ' ' " hold but did not explain why.Her case is the first in which /Ms Hopkins resigned a year,_a courthas 'compelled . a /later an , sue  the firm tor sex ,company.to make a person a/ discrimination, . thinkin , it/'partner  as1' a remedy / for  .ha  given her, an. irrational-discrimination', for' reasons, of   .explanation for, a, ba   usiness.,raceior:,sex.':An¦ investigation' 0;™  1 ¦ ¦. , ,:decision/  into her failure to become a /; onlyidater, • when ? her c se *'/partner found that* the  irm  ;waS;, in /.litigation,; di    she)Ipassed her over:because col-,/1 discover; that; the :firm had-, leagues disliked;her personal/,bowed,to partners’ comments| manner 1 !and suggested she /. that Ineeded to go to charm -should attend: i' charm, ,;schooj(;that I was too macho,'•that I .was overcompensating to being a woman . Her case1school .lawyer’representing Ms ~   - ¦Hopkins  w o' now ¦ holds a;; last year reachea the  u reme ,senior management post at the Court, on the issue of t e.-World Bank here, hailed the , standards which .  employerscourt’s decision this week as a and claimants in discnmina-.ray of.hope for all minorities tion suits must prove,striving' for equal opportuHouse looks shaky followinghis decision to try to sort outhis country’s budget woes.This, 'Washington con¬cluded, signalled that taxeswould be on the table. In anattempt to calm the ensuingpanic, Bush Administrationofficials have said that taxesare not necessarily on theagenda. They are simply notoff it. The White House hasrefused to say whether thePresident is ready to talkabout raising taxes.Mr Bush’s decision to tacklethe nation’s deficit marks areversal of his position three uu  months ago  hen he. toldCongress he was notconte plating bipartisannegotiations to reach a deal.Since then, economic con¬ditions have forced him to¦ reconsider.; ; ; ><: • ; ;!'¦/Government revenues havefallen while rising interestrates have boosted spending.Administration officials saybeen u. dress tlsome taim wpackagirevenutthe auiacross-cuts tl:Gramireducti‘ Mravoid (The la\(£39 bthe feewouldotherwithoiprioritTra<have 1lowercrats htheirraisetaxatiiAireait ir 1*15 i'- * 7'n   ¦ ,5* ,mties in Amenca. A judge alsoawarded  s Hopkins; about$400,000" (£240,000) in backpa  for earnings lost as a resultof illegal ‘'• sexual ' stereotyp-ing . The amount is theaverage salary earned today bymanagement  • consultants atthe firm ‘ who were ! madepartners 'when Ms Hopkinswas tu  ed down. who is mar-Ms Hopkins,neu wuu a uuuiij,j- said whether she will go backto Price Waterhouse, althoughthat if she does he vyill orderthe firm not to retaliateagainst her for sui g it.The judge’s decision is al-that Mr Bush, spurred b -=11-  --Congithe IrespoPresicThiBush’taxes’inconpertsAdmraiseitaxes“usei1 o n    

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