Coaches at Colby College push for equal pay, treatment
Six female coaches have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging they re paid less than their male counterparts and asked to do more work. Author: Hannah Dineen (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:57 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 11:20 AM EDT May 4, 2021
WATERVILLE, Maine
DISCLAIMER: Writer Hannah Dineen attended and played ice hockey at Colby College. Complainant Holley Tyng was not her coach while she attended Colby.
Six female Colby College coaches have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission. The complaint alleges the coaches are asked to perform more work for less pay than their male counterparts.
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WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - Six female coaches at Colby College have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging they are paid significantly less than their male counterparts.
The complaint, filed in March, says the coaches were told male coaches had “higher market value” and that the Waterville school’s men’s athletic teams receive more resources than women’s teams.
Colby College and the coaches issued a one-paragraph joint statement Friday saying they are “working together productively and collaboratively” through the Human Rights Commission and they are abiding by confidentiality rules.
Updated: 3:44 PM EDT May 2, 2021 Six female coaches at Colby College have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging they are paid significantly less than their male counterparts.The complaint, filed in March, says the coaches were told male coaches had “higher market value” and that the Waterville school s men s athletic teams receive more resources than women s teams.Colby College and the coaches issued a one-paragraph joint statement Friday saying they are “working together productively and collaboratively” through the Human Rights Commission and they are abiding by confidentiality rules.But the coaches attorney, Kelly Hoffman, said state and federal laws were enacted to end gender discrimination in all educational programs, including coaching and athletics.“Indeed, these laws have given women the chance to excel and to take their rightful place as leaders and achievers on campuses across the USA, she said in an emailed statement. “T
But the coaches’ attorney, Kelly Hoffman, said state and federal laws were enacted to end gender discrimination in all educational programs, including coaching and athletics.
“Indeed, these laws have given women the chance to excel and to take their rightful place as leaders and achievers on campuses across the USA,” she said in an emailed statement. “The Charges of Discrimination speak for themselves and these coaches’ compensation should (be) based upon their skills and abilities, not their sex.”
The Morning Sentinel identified the coaches as Terren Allen, softball; Tracey Cote, Nordic skiing; Karen Henning, women’s lacrosse; Kristin Shaw, women’s soccer; Kelly Terwilliger, field hockey; and Holley Tyng, women’s ice hockey.
Six Colby College female athletic coaches allege pay inequalities with male counterparts
The coaches have filed a discrimination complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, detailing examples of what they see as violations of state and federal discrimination laws.
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The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center at Colby College opened in the fall 2020. Six of the college’s female coaches have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging, among other things, a disparity in pay and bonuses.
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WATERVILLE Six female coaches at Colby College have filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, alleging they are paid significantly less than their male counterparts and that they were told male coaches had “higher market value.”