Six women scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US are suing the regents of the University of California - which runs the laboratory - for sexual discrimination. The women say that they earn between $1000 and $2000 per month less than their male colleagues and, according to their class action lawsuit, the laboratory could owe them up to $250 000 in back pay. As Livermore employs more than 3000 women, the final bill could be as high as $500 m.
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