A former Olympic women's hockey coach has been awarded $3.7 million US in a lawsuit against her previous employer, in a case she calls a "landmark" for women facing discrimination. Miller sued the University of Minnesota in 2015 after her contract as head coach of the school's hockey team was not renewed. "That's never happened to a male, it never will happen to a male, not to a successful coach," she said. The university's higher-paid men's hockey coach, who was not nearly as successful, was not dismissed. Miller said she had "extraordinary evidence" and the support of alumni witnesses that helped her win the case.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2018 21:00 UTC