20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 792, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,204, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,900 Alberta Gunther, Velence M. Vallance, Marion E. Vanderzanden, Yvonne M. Hatton v. The County of Washington, Sheriff Warren Barnes, in His Capacity as Sheriff of Washington County, Captain Stan Friese and Sergeant Clarence Ramseth, in Their Capacities as Washington County Police Officers

623 F.2d 1303 20 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 792 , 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,204 , 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,900 Alberta GUNTHER, Velence M. Vallance, Marion E. Vanderzanden, Yvonne M. Hatton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, Sheriff Warren Barnes, in his capacity as Sheriff of Washington County, Captain Stan Friese and Sergeant Clarence Ramseth, in their capacities as Washington County Police Officers, Defendants-Appellants. No. 76-3448. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 16, 1979. Rehearing Denied May 1, 1980. Carol A. Hewitt, Lindsay, Nahstoll, Hart & Krause, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Lawrence R. Derr, Washington County Counsel, Hillsboro, Or., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before MERRILL and TANG, Circuit Judges and TAYLOR, * District Judge. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs Alberta Gunther, Velence Vallance, Marion Vanderzanden, and Yvonne Hatton were four women employed as jail matrons 1 at the Washington County (Oregon) jail. The plaintiffs guarded the inmates in the female section of the county jail; males were employed at a higher rate of pay to guard the…