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A High-Ranking Female Officer Sues Iowa For Retaliation and Gender Bias
A top-ranking female Iowa law enforcement officer is suing the state police department, saying she has faced years of retaliation after reporting misspending and gender discrimination.
Charis Paulson alleges that she is the only director with the Iowa Department of Public Safety to work in a cubicle and not a private office, to not have an assigned parking spot, to be excluded from director meetings, and to report to someone with a lower rank.
She’s also the only woman among the department’s directors, assistant directors and majors, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Polk County that reveals a long-running and messy state personnel case.
