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Judge Robinson presided over the landmark case Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He delivered the opinion for the court in this pivotal case, which addressed several discriminatory practices by Northwest Airlines against female flight attendants. The case dealt with
unequal pay between male pursers and female stewardesses, discriminatory hiring practices for purser positions, and inequitable treatment in seniority calculations. The court found Northwest Airlines in violation of both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This ruling was crucial in advancing gender equality in the airline industry. It challenged long-standing discriminatory practices and set important precedents for future cases involving workplace discrimination based on sex. While Judge Robinson's ruling was not the very first judicial decision on stewardess discrimination, it was one of the most comprehensive and influential early rulings on the subject, addressing multiple aspects of gender-based discrimination in the airline industry. JNWiki12 (talk) 10:26, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
