Vogue, Ariane De. "Drug Enforcement Agency 'Repeatedly, Purposefully' Discriminated Against Women Agents." ABC News. ABC News Network, 26 May 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
In this article it explains the events that happened in a complaint that took 20 years to decide on. The complaint was within the DEA. They filed a complaint of discrimination on women. There were remarks made that if women wanted to be undercover or over seas that they should "stop getting pregnant". Many women were turned down when they applied for over sea positions for the DEA and/or undercover opperations. They had always seemed to be beat out by the men. Remarks had been made that the best female agent wouldn't even be as good as the worst male agent. They were dsicriminated and beat out of amazing job opportuities just because of their gender. While in trial, they looked back at some of the workers' profiles and realized that women just as good or even better than the male agents were rejected and not given explanations as to why they didn't recieve the position and opportunity. Even though this case started in 1992 is had finally been resolved in 2012. The women had said that they knew that their was discrimination against them before and well after the case had began.
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