Female professors at Vassar accuse college of paying them less than men

New York college hit with lawsuit alleging school has been systemically' paying women less than men for nearly 20 years

A group of professors at Vassar, the historic US women's college in New York, tried for years to internally resolve an issue of being paid less than their male counterparts but now they have finally resorted to legal action, a lawyer for the group said.

Vassar has been hit with a federal lawsuit brought by five senior female professors who allege their employer has knowingly" and systematically" been paying them and other female professors less than the men for nearly 20 years.