Female Neurosurgeon Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Against Prominent Boston Hospital
After a seven week trial in a sex discrimination and sexual harassment case brought by a female neurosurgeon, Dr. Sagun Tuli, against her boss, Dr. Arthur Day, the Chairman of the Neurosurgery Department, a jury awarded the Plaintiff $1.6 million in damages. According to a recent article in The Boston Globe, the jury found that Dr. Tuli was subjected to harassment, ridicule, intimidation and other abusive conduct that was motivated, in part, by her gender. An example of the discriminatory conduct was the repeated demeaning remarks made to Dr. Tuli by Dr. Day while she was operating, such as, “You are just a girl. Are you sure you can do that?” On another occasion at a hospital dinner, Dr. Tuli testified that Dr. Day asked her whether she would “get up on the table and dance for [them] to show the female residents how to behave.” The jury also awarded damages because it found that the hospital retaliated against Dr. Tuli after she complained about sex discrimination.
