{"id":516425,"date":"2022-11-26T19:03:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T16:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-author-sheena-iyengar-sued-by-former-columbia-student\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T19:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T16:03:04","slug":"nyc-author-sheena-iyengar-sued-by-former-columbia-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-author-sheena-iyengar-sued-by-former-columbia-student\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC author Sheena Iyengar sued by former Columbia student"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d507bdb80c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d507bdb80c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-author-sheena-iyengar-sued-by-former-columbia-student\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_author_Sheena_Iyengar_sued_by_former_Columbia_student%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC author Sheena Iyengar sued by former Columbia student&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_author_Sheena_Iyengar_sued_by_former_Columbia_student%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC author Sheena Iyengar sued by former Columbia student&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Columbia University alum alleges her professor assigned her demeaning \u201cfemale\u201d jobs like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lying her makeup and booking restaurants, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit and a published report.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Blackwell earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology in 2017, graduating magna cum laude. After an intensive five-month interview process, Blackwell began working as a \u201cresearch associate\u201d for Sheena Iyengar,  a Columbia\u00a0Business School professor and author of \u201cArt of Choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Iyengar, 52, \u201cinsisted\u201d  Blackwell perform duties that included \u201cpersonal and supportive administrative and secretarial tasks,\u201d the complaint says. \u00a0\u201cThese tasks included applying Iyengar\u2019s makeup and booking restaurants for her romantic dates,\u201d Blackwell said in an interview,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nyunews.com\/news\/2022\/11\/17\/columbia-graduate-gender-discrimination-lawsuit\/\"> according to the Washington Square News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Blackwell\u2019s male counterpart \u201cencountered none of the obstacles that Ms. Blackwell was forced to overcome,\u201d the suit alleges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of Columbia University professor Sheena Iyengar.\" class=\"wp-image-24791926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Columbia University professor Sheena Iyengar is being accused of assigning her former student demeaning \u201cfemale\u201d jobs like applying her makeup and booking restaurants.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Columbia Psychology<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of Columbia University's campus.\" class=\"wp-image-24791871\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Blackwell began working as a \u201cresearch associate\u201d for Sheena Iyengar after graduating. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blackwell claims Iyengar soon assigned many of her research duties to the male co-worker \u2014 which were outside his program coordinator job description \u2014 because \u201cshe was a woman,\u201d according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Blackwell accused the professor of \u201cdisturbing gender-based discrimination behavior and retaliation\u201d in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019, Columbia terminated Blackwell, claiming her position had been eliminated, the complaint charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?w=690\" alt=\"&quot;The Art of Choosing,&quot; by Sheena Iyengar\" class=\"wp-image-24792130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1380 1380w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1035 1035w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=690 690w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=345 345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sexist-columbia-professor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\"\/><figcaption>Iyengar is the best-selling author of \u201cThe Art of Choosing.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amazon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neither Blackwell, Columbia University nor Iyengar returned messages.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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