It's time someone took on one of the biggest institues in the world. Desiree Goodwin is here to show the world, and specifically Harvard, that she is not just another pretty face. Will she succeed?
Desiree Goodwin thought she had the perfect resume to succeed at Harvard, working in the largest academic library system in the world.
Goodwin had a master's degree in English literature, a second master's in library science, seven years of experience working in the library of Boston College, and another nine years as an assistant librarian at Harvard.
But Goodwin found herself rejected each time she applied for a promotion at Harvard. She claims in a lawsuit that the Ivy League university has been discriminating against her because she's black and is perceived as merely a ``pretty girl'' whose attire is too ``sexy.''
As a jury was chosen Monday to decide her lawsuit, Goodwin said she still does not understand why she has never been promoted at Harvard, despite her advanced degrees, positive job performance reviews and years of experience.
She said she's been rejected for 16 jobs at Harvard since 1999, when she completed her master's degree in library science after attending night classes at Simmons College for 4 years.
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