Principal flute sues Boston SO for equal pay

Principal flute sues Boston SO for equal pay

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norman lebrecht

July 04, 2018

Elizabeth Rowe, principal flute of the BSO since 2004, claims in a lawsuit that she she asked for years for the same pay as the principal oboe, a man.

The oboe made $280,484 in 2016, some $70,000 more than the principal flute. That’s unfair, says Elizabeth.

She is taking the action under a Massachusetts Equal Pay Law that came into effect on July 1.

More here.

UPDATE: Why pay an oboe $70,000 more than a flute?

UPDATE: A second principal flute is blatantly underpaid

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