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| Officer loses case despite sexism |
| By The New Zealand Herald |
| Published: 03/19/2008 |
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NEW ZEALAND - The Human Rights Review Tribunal said today Josie Bullock, the Corrections Department probation officer who refused to sit behind men at a Maori function in 2004, suffered "detrimental treatment" because of her sex. But the tribunal said sexism was not a factor in her subsequent dismissal and threw out her claims for damages. Ms Bullock immediately issued a statement claiming she had been "vindicated" by her stance against sexism in the department. But she added her failure to win damages was a slap in the face. The zero award was saying, "yes, the department was sexist, but hey, it doesn't matter and it hasn't affected you." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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