Danuta Ryduchowski Case Summary

The Citation to the case is 203 F.3d 135. The Key facts of the case are Danuta Ryduchowski worked for Port Authority as an engineer from 1988 to 1995. In September of 1995 Ms. Ryduchowski was fired from her job. On November 14th 1996 Ms. Ryduchowski filed a claim that Port Authority discriminated against her on the basis of her gender and national origin she claimed that, while working at the Port Authority, she was subjected to insults, jokes, and harassment related to her gender and national origin. She asserted that as a result of this discrimination, Port Authority failed to promote. They also did not pay her equally as they would a male colleague. Ms. Ryduchowskis was at time of hire the only female engineer on the staff. She had a good