Jean Y. Jew
Jean Y. Jew (born October 7: 1948 Greenwood, Mississippi) was an American academic who was a tenured professor at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. She retired in 2010. [1]
Early life
[edit]Jew received am undergraduate biology degrees from Newcomb College, Tulane University and Tulane University School of Medicine.[1]
Career
[edit]Research
[edit]At the University of Iowa, Jew’s research centered on the autonomic nervous system and the brain.[1]
Harassment case
[edit]Jew sued the University of Iowa and the Board of Regents in federal court on the basis of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[2]
Jew contended there were false rumors of her having a sexual relationship with her department head and that resulted in a hostile work environment. She also contends it was the reason why she wasn’t made a full professor.[2]
She won her case, which took ten years. Her experiences inspired her to be one of the founding members of the Iowa Women’s Foundation.[1]
Yale Law School has a case study of the case they use for their students.[3]
The University established the Jean Jew Women’s Rights Award in 1992 to honor those “who demonstrate outstanding effort or achievement in improving the status of women on campus.”[4]
Awards and honors
[edit]Jew is a 2018 inductee of the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "2018 Iowa Women's Hall of Fame Honoree: Jean Y. Jew, MD". Iowa Department of Human Rights. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Jew v. University of Iowa, 749 F. Supp. 946 (S.D. Iowa 1990)". Justia. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Chamallas, Martha (21 October 2015). "Jean Jew's Case: Resisting Sexual Harassment in the Academy". Yale Journal of Law & Feminism. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Jean Jew Award". Council on the Status of Women. University of Iowa. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Ivanisevic, Alex (August 17, 2018). "Four names announced for Iowa Women's Hall of Fame 2018 class". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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