Dawn Dawson v. Bumble & Bumble

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• recognizing that one can fail to conform to gender stereotypes either through behavior or through appearance
• stating that McDonnell Douglas analysis applies to NYSHRL and NYCHRL claims
• stating that an individual may have a viable Title VII discrimination claim where the employer acted out of animus toward his or her “exhibition of behavior considered to be stereotypically inappropriate for their gender”
• analyzing NYSHRL claims under same analytic framework as Title VII cases
• dismissing a gender stereotyping claim because the plaintiff \produced no substantial evidence from which [the court could] plausibly infer that her alleged failure to conform her appearance to feminine stereotypes resulted in her suffering any adverse employment action\
• “Generally speaking, one can fail to conform to gender stereotypes in two ways: (1) through behavior or (2) through appearance.”

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