Christine M. SWEENEY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE Et Al., Defendants, Appellants

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• reasoning that while general evidence of discrimination by an employer should be a part of a “totality of the evidence” analysis, “[pjroof of a general atmosphere of discrimination is not the equivalent of proof of discrimination against an individual”
• affirming decision that female plaintiff proved defendant’s justifications to be pre text
• clearly erroneous standard applies to questions of mixed law and fact; standard particularly appropriate for questions whose resolution depends on the court’s opportunity for firsthand observation
• \clearly erroneous\ standard of Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a) applied on appeal to conclusions involving mixed questions of law and fact except where some indication exists that court misconceived legal standards
• “One familiar aspect of sex discrimination is the practice, whether conscious or unconscious, of subjecting women to higher standards of evaluation than are applied to their male counterparts.”

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