41 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1157, 41 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,560, 21 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 335 Laura J. Breneman v. Kennecott Corporation

799 F.2d 470 41 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1157 , 41 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,560 , 21 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 335 Laura J. BRENEMAN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. KENNECOTT CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellee. No. 85-2408. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 12, 1986. Decided Aug. 19, 1986. Grace McIlvain, Miller & Pitt, Tucson, Ariz., Edwin B. McLean, Struckmeyer & Wilson, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff/appellant. Ruth V. McGregor, Fennemore, Craig, von Ammon, Udall & Powers, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant/appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before PREGERSON, POOLE, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge. 1 Laura Jean Breneman appeals the district court's conclusion that her discharge from employment at Kennecott Corporation ("Kennecott") did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We affirm. FACTS 2 Laura Breneman began working for Kennecott in 1960. In 1974 she became Kennecott's first female "foreman." In February 1975, as part of a reduction in force, Kennecott demoted Breneman and reduced her pay. Kennecott also demoted a similarly-situated male foreman to a position of the…