Yale Women Sue to Gain Access to All-Male Fraternities

Yale University is facing a proposed class action by women who say the university must eradicate sexual harassment and discrimination by allowing female students into all-male fraternities.

The university’s all-male fraternities are also named as defendants in the lawsuit filed Feb. 12 by three female Yale students who say the university engages in sex discrimination and creates a hostile educational environment through its fraternity system.

Yale also failed to adequately respond to discrimination and harassment incidents, the complaint says.

The fraternities themselves are hostile environments and discriminate against female students by denying them equal access to housing, the suit alleges. ...