New York Police Department Sued for Gender Discrimination
According to a recent article in the New York Daily News, a female police officer has sued the New York Police Department (NYPD), claiming that she was passed up for a promotion to Sergeant because she had previously complained about gender discrimination within the NYPD, and because her supervisor “didn’t think that women could do the job.” Police Officer Robin Marable also claims that her supervisor said that he could not have two women working together, as they would be more prone to on-the-job injuries than male officers. Marable says that when she initially complained to the NYPD about her treatment, her supervisor filed for an internal investigation of her, alleging that Marable had used an NYPD E-ZPass for personal errands. Marable has successfully sued the NYPD before, and was awarded $16,000 in a gender discrimination suit by the Latino Officers Association in 2004.
