The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week
partially overturned a lower court s decision to dismiss an equal pay and discrimination lawsuit against the University of Oregon, therefore reviving the possibility for trial.
The case was filed against the UO in 2017 by a professor who holds a doctorate in psychology, Jennifer Freyd, after discovering she made thousands of dollars less than her male colleagues in the same positions. Freyd has gained support from national advocacy and women s equity groups, along with colleagues in her department who say the equal pay issue still exists and has only worsened in the years after she filed her lawsuit.