Analysis of FCHR Case Outcomes | By Demographics
Plaintiff's Sex

Fact #1: For cases involving a female plaintiff, 4% have resulted in a victory.

• This is slightly lower than the rate for male litigants (5%).
• However, it’s marginally higher than the global average (3%) (see "Note #1" [below]).

Fact #2: For cases involving a female plaintiff, 49% have resulted in a loss.

• This is lower than the rate for male litigants (56%).
• However, it’s much higher than the global average (40%) (see "Note #1" [below]).

Fact #3: For cases involving a female plaintiff, 25% have resulted in an explicit settlement.

• This is higher than the rate for male litigants (18%).
• Nevertheless, it’s equal to the global average (25%) (see "Note #1" [below]).

Takeaway #1: Gender has an impact on the outcome of a case..

• Male plaintiffs face worse legal outcomes than their female counterparts (worse probabilities: for losses, settlements, and dismissals and so on). However, Male plaintiffs do receive a slightly higher rate of victory.

Note #1: the demographic characteristics for many litigants is unknown. Which is why the “all” row doesn’t quite measure up to the sum of the individual pieces (see tables [above]).

Additional: These numbers can be further analyzed by:

(a) case type;
(b) charge (eg, age, col, etc.);
(c) determination impact; (ie, 'cause' vs 'no cause')
(d) legal representation; (ie, 'with attorney' vs 'without attorney')
(e) retaliation impact (ie, 'with' vs 'without' [retaliation]); and
(f) year;