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The Washington Post: Vassar settles pay discrimination lawsuit brought by female professors

August 3. 2026


The Washington Post published an article about an agreement to terms settling ERA’s and Lieff Cabraser’s pay discrimination class action lawsuit against Vassar College, quoting ERA Litigation Director Catherine Bendor:

“This step reflects years of efforts by women faculty members at Vassar, first privately and then in court, to get Vassar to eliminate a gender-based pay gap of which the college has long been aware,” said Catherine Bendor, director of litigation at Equal Rights Advocates and co-counsel for the professors.

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