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Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination
Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination A male-dominated South Jersey golf club kept women from becoming members, prevented them from owning homes on its property and handicapped those employed there, state authorities charged. As of last July, only three of the Pine Valley Golf Club’s 700 members were women, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in announcing a state Division of Civil Rights complaint against the historically male-dominated club in Camden County on Wednesday, April 27. It took a DCR investigation to get the club to relax restrictions on women to golf and access its facilities, Platkin said. Pine Valle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Scolded For Being Female': PA Woman Accuses Church Of Gender Discrimination 'Scolded For Being Female': PA Woman Accuses Church Of Gender Discrimination
'Scolded For Being Female': PA Woman Accuses Church Of Gender Discrimination A Pennsylvania woman says she was disqualified from a church raffle and discriminated against due to her gender. Emily Smaniotto had entered a raffle winning a bow fishing trip during the annual Wild Game Dinner at the Bethel Baptiste Church in North Union (Fayette County) when the troubles began, she said. At first, the organizer announced the raffle was "for men only," but thinking he was joking, and with the the encouragement of seeing another woman enter, Smaniotto thought nothing of it. The other woman's name was drawn first, according to Smaniotto. "As soon as they called her name …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two News Anchors From NJ Leaving NY1 As Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit Settlement Two News Anchors From NJ Leaving NY1 As Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit Settlement
Two News Anchors From NJ Leaving NY1 As Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit Settlement Two New Jersey news anchors are among five leaving NY1 after settling a gender discrimination suit alleging they were forced off the air and replaced by younger and less experienced hosts. Roma Torre of Montclair, Kristen Shaugnessy of Scotch Plains, along with Amanda Farinacci, Vivian Lee and Jeanine Ramirez filed the lawsuit against the station in June 2019. “After engaging in a lengthy dialogue with NY1, we believe it is in everyone’s interest — ours, NY1’s and our viewers’ — that this litigation be resolved, and we have mutually agreed to part ways,” the women said in a statement issue…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Bergen Police Officer Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Bergen Police Officer
Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Bergen Police Officer A judge in Hackensack on Tuesday dismissed a gender-discrimination complaint filed by a retired Rochelle Park police officer. Donna Porcaro sued the township, the police department and Police Chief Robert Flannelly two years ago, claiming that she was denied opportunities that her male co-workers got and was the victim of harassment and inappropriate comments in a hostile work environment. She reportedly had been seeking $2.5 million. “I'm just glad after 41 years of as a police officer my name and reputation remains honorable,” Flannelly said after Superior Court Judge Mary F. Thurber tos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports
Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports The school district in a community widely known for its commitment to diversity is facing lawsuits alleging racial, gender and religious discrimination, according to published reports. Kenneth Schnitzer, a 64-year-old Montclair High School teacher, claims in his suit that he was passed over for promotion several times in favor of younger, non-white candidates, NJ.com reported. Schnitzer, who is Jewish, also said in the suit that there are no Jews among the district’s administrators. Six teachers at another Montclair school, Glenfield Middle School, say in their lawsuit that the district di…

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by Paul Milo