This page has a list of lawsuits related to equality of the sexes.

Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision Allonby v Accrington and Rossendale College equal pay for work of equal value European Court of Justice 2004 Association belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL v Conseil des ministres prohibition of sexual discrimination in insurance policies and fares European Court of Justice 2011 Attorney General v Dow mother's ability to pass on citizenship to children Botswana Court of Appeal 1992 Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha inheritance by women under customary law Constitutional Court of South Africa 2004 Bliss v Canada (AG) unemployment insurance benefits during pregnancy Supreme Court of Canada 1978 Califano v. Goldfarb protection afforded wage earners for surviving spouses Supreme Court of the United States 1977 Canada (AG) v Lavell Indian status retained or lost by Indian women marrying non-Indian men Supreme Court of Canada 1973 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 reviews United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2018 Chrapliwy v. Uniroyal, Inc. segregated hiring and seniority system United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1982 Craig v. Boren age of majority for purchasing "nonintoxicating" beer Supreme Court of the United States 1976 Equal Opportunities Commission v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry incompatibility of employment equality regulations High Court of England and Wales 2007 Fairchild v. Hughes right to vote Supreme Court of the United States 1922 Fraser v Children's Court, Pretoria North consent to adoption by unmarried fathers Constitutional Court of South Africa 1997 Fronterio v. Richardson decided that benefits given by the United States military to the family of service members cannot be given out differently because of sex Supreme Court of the United States 1973 Geduldig v. Aiello disability insurance benefits for female workers during normal pregnancy Supreme Court of the United States 1974 Goesaert v. Cleary employment as bartenders Supreme Court of the United States 1948 Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. limits to minority and female employment United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2004 Hong v. Facebook, Inc. tech-employment sex and race discrimination San Mateo County Superior Court 2015 Huang v. Twitter class action sex discrimination lawsuit 2015 J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. Intentional discrimination on the basis of sex by state actors in the use of peremptory strikes in jury selection United States Supreme Court 1994 Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. statute of limitations on pay discrimination Supreme Court of the United States 2007 Leser v. Garnett right to vote Supreme Court of the United States 1922 Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. health insurance not covering prescription contraceptives United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 2006 Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan admission to School of Nursing Supreme Court of the United States 1982 Mmusi and Others v Ramantele and Another inheritance by women under customary law Botswana Court of Appeal 2013 Native Women's Assn of Canada v Canada financial support for interest groups Supreme Court of Canada 1994 Orr v. Orr alimony Supreme Court of the United States 1979 Pao v. Kleiner Perkins employment discrimination based on sex San Francisco County Superior Court 2015 Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney hiring preference to veterans over non-veterans Supreme Court of the United States 1979 R v Sullivan status of a fetus as a person, with implications for women's rights Supreme Court of Canada 1991 Rajender v. University of Minnesota employment discrimination based on sex United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1980 Reed v. Reed administrating estates cannot discriminate between sexes Supreme Court of the United States 1971 Roberts v. United States Jaycees full membership Supreme Court of the United States 1984 Rostker v. Goldberg upholding the Selective Service Act of 1948 requiring only men to register for the military draft Supreme Court of the United States 1981 Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co. equal pay for men and women United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1970 Stanton v. Stanton age of majority, with implications for child support Supreme Court of the United States 1975 Stopps v Just Ladies Fitness (Metrotown) Ltd admission policy British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal 2006 Sessions v Morales-Santana Statutory distinction in citizenship for unwed citizen mothers and unwed citizen fathers of foreign-born children United States Supreme Court 2017 Thibaudeau v Canada income taxability of alimony for child support received by ex-wife from ex-husband Supreme Court of Canada 1995 Trociuk v British Columbia (AG) control of identity on child's birth certificate Supreme Court of Canada 2003 United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. fetal protection policies impede the hiring of females Supreme Court of the United States 1991 United States v. Virginia struck down the long-standing male-only admission policy of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Supreme Court of the United States 1996 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes discrimination in promotions, pay, and job assignments Supreme Court of the United States 2011 Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld special benefits for widows and widowers caring for minor children Supreme Court of the United States 1975

See also Ladies' night § Legality in the United States

References

External links Walmart Class (class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart) Judge certifies Wal-Mart class action - U.S. business- nbcnews.com