• funkless_eck
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    2 days ago

    They are probably referring to Brenda Berkman who successfully sued the NY dept because they could not prove that the requirements of the test matched the actual conditions firefighters face: that as soon as women started applying they added a new condition that they had to meet speed requirements of carrying an unresponsive body up a burning building: something that you simply wouldn’t do.

    The moment they reverted the test to what men had previously had to accomplish, 41 women passed with flying colors.