Lois E. KNUTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the BOEING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

Lois Knutson, a domestic airline analyst, filed charges of sex discrimination with the Department of Labor under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206 , and with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, on July 22, and August 22, 1973, respectively. She filed suit in the district court in May 1975, alleging various unlawful and discriminatory acts by the Boeing Company (hereinafter “Boeing”).

Trial was conducted before a magistrate sitting as a special master. At the conclusion of the six-day trial, the special master found against Knutson on all her claims. The district court adopted the findings and conclusions of the special master and entered judgment dismissing her action with prejudice. Knutson timely appealed and now challenges only the dismissal of her Title VII claim, which charged that she had been denied promotion opportunities to five “unit chief” positions between April 1972 and February 1976. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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The facts found in this case were as follows. Knutson has been continuously employed by Boeing for over 26 years. Since…