Gender Discrimination case at DePaul University. aka..my brave Women’s Studies professor was denied tenure and is now fighting back!

  I am a student at DePaul University and I am very proud to have Dr. Melissa Bradshaw as a professor this year.  I am in a Women’s Studies Course where twice a week I get to engage in an important ongoing feminist dialogue about race, class, gender, and all of the issues women face today.  When I first heard about Professor Bradshaw’s tenure denial I was in shock.  Then I began reading and hearing more about it, and began to notice the reasoning behind this decision.  The full article from today’s Chicago Tribune can be found here which describes what has been going on with Dr. Bradshaw’s case as well as the other female professors who have been denied tenure.  They are all bringing this to court and accusing DePaul University of gender discrimination.  This is a very serious accusation and I hope you all read this article and begin a dialogue about this.  Do your universities have similar cases? Are you a female professor who has felt gender discrimination at your university?  I would love to hear more stories and start a conversation.  I am hoping to go to law school after I get my BA and work with brave women who are fighting for what is theirs.