List of gender equality lawsuits


This page has a list of lawsuits related to gender equality.
LawsuitSubject of lawsuitCourt of decisionYear of decision
Allonby v Accrington and Rossendale Collegeequal pay for work of equal valueEuropean Court of Justice2004
Association belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL v Conseil des ministresprohibition of sexual discrimination in insurance policies and faresEuropean Court of Justice2011
Attorney General v Dowmother's ability to pass on citizenship to childrenBotswana Court of Appeal1992
Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitshainheritance by women under customary lawConstitutional Court of South Africa2004
Bliss v Canada unemployment insurance benefits during pregnancySupreme Court of Canada1978
Califano v. Goldfarbprotection afforded wage earners for surviving spousesSupreme Court of the United States1977
Canada v LavellIndian status retained or lost by Indians marrying non-IndiansSupreme Court of Canada1973
Chen-Oster v. Goldman Sachs & Co.certified class of over 2,000 female associates and vice-presidents challenging systemic discrimination in pay, promotions, and performance reviewsUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York2018
Chrapliwy v. Uniroyal, Inc.segregated hiring and seniority systemUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit1982
Craig v. Borenage of majority for purchasing "nonintoxicating" beerSupreme Court of the United States1976
Equal Opportunities Commission v Secretary of State for Trade and Industryincompatibility of employment equality regulationsHigh Court of England and Wales2007
Fairchild v. Hughesright to voteSupreme Court of the United States1922
Fraser v Children's Court, Pretoria Northconsent to adoption by unmarried fathersConstitutional Court of South Africa1997
Fronterio v. Richardsondecided that benefits given by the United States military to the family of service members cannot be given out differently because of sexSupreme Court of the United States1973
Geduldig v. Aiellodisability insurance benefits for female workers during normal pregnancySupreme Court of the United States1974
Goesaert v. Clearyemployment as bartendersSupreme Court of the United States1948
Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.limits to minority and female employmentUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California2004
Hong v. Facebook, Inc.tech-employment gender discrimination and race discriminationSan Mateo County Superior Court2015
Huang v. Twitterclass action gender discrimination lawsuit2015
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.statute of limitations on pay discriminationSupreme Court of the United States2007
Leser v. Garnettright to voteSupreme Court of the United States1922
Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.health insurance not covering prescription contraceptivesUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia2006
Mississippi University for Women v. Hoganadmission to School of NursingSupreme Court of the United States1982
Mmusi and Others v Ramantele and Anotherinheritance by women under customary lawBotswana Court of Appeal2013
Native Women's Assn of Canada v Canadafinancial support for interest groupsSupreme Court of Canada1994
Orr v. OrralimonySupreme Court of the United States1979
Pao v. Kleiner Perkinsemployment discrimination based on sexSan Francisco County Superior Court2015
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeneyhiring preference to veterans over non-veteransSupreme Court of the United States1979
R v Sullivanstatus of a fetus as a person, with implications for women's rightsSupreme Court of Canada1991
Rajender v. University of Minnesotaemployment discrimination based on sexUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota1980
Reed v. Reedadministrating estates cannot discriminate between sexesSupreme Court of the United States1971
Roberts v. United States Jayceesfull membershipSupreme Court of the United States1984
Rostker v. Goldbergupholding the Selective Service Act of 1948 requiring only men to register for the military draftSupreme Court of the United States1981
Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co.equal pay for men and womenUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit1970
Stanton v. Stantonage of majority, with implications for child supportSupreme Court of the United States1975
Stopps v Just Ladies Fitness Ltdadmission policyBritish Columbia Human Rights Tribunal2006
Thibaudeau v Canadaincome taxability of alimony for child support received by ex-wife from ex-husbandSupreme Court of Canada1995
Trociuk v British Columbia control of identity on child's birth certificateSupreme Court of Canada2003
United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc.fetal protection policies impede the hiring of femalesSupreme Court of the United States1991
United States v. Virginiastruck down the long-standing male-only admission policy of the Virginia Military Institute Supreme Court of the United States1996
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukesdiscrimination in promotions, pay, and job assignmentsSupreme Court of the United States2011
Weinberger v. Wiesenfeldspecial benefits for widows and widowers caring for minor childrenSupreme Court of the United States1975