Do I have a legitimate sexual discrimation complaint?

I work in a large telecommunications firm. I have two male coworkers, both with only high school diplomas. My supervisor, manager and two coworkers are all male and over 50. I am a 35 year old female MBA. My counterparts and I all started working in this department on the same day. One does exceptional work (closely equivalent to mine), but the other lags far, far behind. Despite my knowledge, my body of work and my qualifications, I am still the lowest paid person in this group. Naturally, I'm paid less than the supervisor and manager, but lower than my high school graduate counterparts as well. From the manager down, I am the only female and I'm the only one under the age of 50. I get the feeling that if I were a 50 year old male that all this would be taken care of. Do I have a HR complaint and do I have the basis for a lawsuit?

I feel some hostility when they get together and complain that they can't get ahead because the women have taken the company over. Comments?

Hon, perhaps you show too much negative attitude and that may be keeping you down!

Contact a lawyer. You certainly seem to have a case. If I had an MBA and I was making the same as a high-school graduate...well, I would be very upset. As luck would have it though, I have no college degree. I wish I'd found a company like yours to work for....I'd love to make the same money as an MBA.

If all the facts are true, you do have a basis for a complaint.

You can submit info about your case to www.findlaw.com, and they will help you find an attorney.

Sounds like discrimination to me. You might want to discuss this with a lawyer. They can't pay you less like that, that's against the law.

If you feel that your wages are lower because you are a female then you do have the right to ask for an inquiry. I suggest you call you HR department.

it sounds like you do have a case. File it quickly after talking to lawyer cause there are time limits. Not to offend you in any way but you should go for better job and use Mba if you can cause they may well be acting out cause they are dumb and jealous

If they have worked there much longer than you, then I think discrimination is not an issue. Their claims of "women taking over the company" needs to be addressed though. Talk to your HR department about it.

Your story is exactly why you get under paid and nothing you can do about it. But you can always move on somewhere else. There's no reason why you should have to feel like that all the time. You have to give them a chance to either give you a raise and/or a promotion, and if you have made such request(s) and nothing happens except for many promises then you're doomed. You should look somewhere else because right now you really have no choice.

If an MBA is working at the same level as those with only high school degrees, they are most likely underemployed. But then they most likely willingly accepted that position for whatever reasons of their own. Bad job market or whatever.

If the qualifications for the position you work in is a high school degree, then while an advanced degree is nice, that does not by itself guarantee you any advantage in pay or promotions.

If the individual supposedly lagging far far behind you has been there a lot longer and earns more because of seniority, there is nothing you can do about that.

There may be discrimination going on, but making a case is another matter. Since it is a large company, you should try going upstairs about getting a raise.

If you do not get satisfaction, you can file an EEO complaint or sue, but have another job ready, because if you can't prove your case, you will have shot your career in the foot.

If you were all the same age, then you should have a good (but not a great) claim. The one thing you've left out is how long everyone has worked at the company. That really does matter. See a local attorney at the link below.

Stop thinking like a heinous feminist. If you sue, you become unemployable, even cleaning toilets in subway stations. Who would hire such a lawsuit risk?

If you feel unfairly treated, peddle your great skills and experience where you are appreciated. That is what a mature male would do. With a competing job offer, reflecting your true worth, go to your current employer with the better offer. Start an auction.

If the current employer refuses to match it, that his honest opinion about your worth, however wrong. Leave. No hard feelings. They may want you back later.

Anyone wanting to see you suffer for years would say, see a lawyer. The lawyer has a vested interest to stir up litigation.

It can't hurt to talk to an Attorney. Sounds to me like you've got a pretty solid case. Good luck with everything.