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Article: Flight attendant sues American Airlines for sex discrimination.
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- Airline Industry Information
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- December 17, 2001
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A 36-year-old female flight attendant with American Airlines is suing the airline for discriminating against women on the company's standard medical plan.
Martina Alexander claims that the airline pays for Viagra pills for its male employees but would not pay for birth control pills, pap smears or infertility treatment for women.
In 1999 Alexander received a letter from the airline which stated that her ...