Women sue Yale University, saying fraternities discriminate and enable harassment

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Three female Yale University students have filed a lawsuit against the school and nine of its fraternities, saying that the organizations have created a culture where sexual harassment is acceptable.

In a complaint filed in federal court in Connecticut, the women say that "female undergraduates risk sexual harassment and assault by attending fraternity events," where men "deny female students admission ... based on their appearance, verbally harass them, grind against them, grab them, and grope them." An attorney representing the fraternities called the accusations "baseless and unfounded."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.