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Nature 404, 219 (16 March 2000) | doi:10.1038/35005260

Older women scientists fight USGS over layoffs

Rex Dalton

Women scientists who lost their jobs at the US Geological Survey (USGS) office in Denver, Colorado, during a major layoff have filed a discrimination complaint with federal authorities. They allege that they were targeted for discharge because of their age and gender.