Dr Olivarius speaks with Jezebel about discrimination case at Newsweek
A Half-Century After Good Girls Revolt, Newsweek May Face Another Gender-Discrimination Suit [Updated]
Nearly 50 years after 46 female staffers won a class action lawsuit against Newsweek, the magazine may again be facing a legal battle over gender discrimination. HuffPost reported on Wednesday that international law firm McAllister Olivarius is looking into allegations against both the magazine and former…
In a Jezebel feature on complaints of discrimination at Newsweek following the release of Catherine Mayer’s complaint against the company, Dr Olivarius discusses the rising number of allegations against Matt McAllester and Newsweek.
Dr Olivarius tells Jezebel that McAllister Olivarius has received calls from around 20 individuals, who have mentioned that there are other individuals who may want to share their experience. Olivarius says that several of the callers told her reading Catherine Mayer’s lawsuit was like “reading a page out of their own lives.”