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Three Yale students have lodged an amended class action lawsuit alleging the university sexually discriminates against women, allowing a culture of harassment and misconduct to fester.
The Yale class action claims that a number of university-affiliated fraternities violate Title IX and Connecticut state discrimination laws.
The female students say they want to represent women who have experienced sexual harassment and additionally suffered when Yale refused to stop and even shielded the accused.
According to the Yale class action lawsuit, women have experienced a gender bias at the institution for decades. They say that Yale upholds a “separate but equal” policy when it comes to fraternities and sororities on campus. However, the plaintiffs claim that sororities made of women are not provided the same opportunities as fraternities – a violation of Title IX.
Further, when women apply to join fraternities, they are denied admission based on their gender, says the Yale class action lawsuit.
“Yale depends upon, and has establish a symbiotic relationship with the Fraternities, which provide social space for Yale undergraduates,” alleges the Yale University class action.
However, “Yale condones and permits the Fraternities to discriminatorily deny membership, and the corollary academic, economic and social benefits of membership, to female students.”
The plaintiffs contend that, as a result, female students have less access to academic, social, and economic resources than male Yale students.
In addition, Yale has reportedly allowed and even fueled a climate of sexual misconduct and harassment on campus.
The Yale class action alleges that the institution has funneled many school social events to fraternities in an effort to avoid liability.
However, this effort has created a hostile environment to women who say they have experienced misogyny and assault at formerly school run events after the frats took over.
The plaintiffs say that as the events were turned over to fraternities, lack of security, over-serving of alcohol, and other factors left up to the male run organization led to the normalization of sexual harassment and risk of sexual assault.
“Defendant Fraternities have a policy and practice of creating a hostile environment at their houses and events and throughout Yale’s campus,” alleges the Yale class action lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs … and members of the proposed class were subjected to sexual harassment or assault in fraternity houses and at fraternity parties. The prevalence of sexual harassment at fraternities is so great that [certain plaintiffs] no longer feel comfortable attending fraternity parties.”
The plaintiffs point to one incident in 2012 where young male students marched on campus chanting “’No means yes! Yes means anal!'”
“Numerous reports, news articles, and upon information and belief, Title IX complaints, have detailed the significant role that the Fraternities play in the sexual climate at Yale,” alleges the Yale class action lawsuit.
“Indeed, Plaintiffs … have specifically complained to Yale administrators about the Fraternities’ significant contribution to the sexual harassment and assault that female students face on and around Yale’s campus. Yet Yale has failed to remedy the hostile environment.”
The Yale class action lawsuit is seeking a court order declaring Yale’s discriminatory policies and practices violate Title IX and state law. In addition the plaintiffs also want Yale to institute corrective action – policies and practices that remedy the gender discrimination and hostile environment toward women at the institution.
The plaintiffs are represented by Daniel H. Schneider of Schneider Law Firm LLC and David Sanford, David Tracey, Albert Powell and Scott Sullivan of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP.
The Yale University Sexual Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit is McNeil, et al. v. Yale University, et al., Case No. 3:19-cv-00209, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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