Women profs who sued NJ med school call for pay vigilance

They were reluctant litigants—women who spent decades building esteemed careers and conducting groundbreaking research, while raising children. They came from the country's best colleges and doctoral programs to teach at a medical school in the heart of Newark. They brought in, on average, more research dollars than male colleagues. And, according to a 5-year-old suit that was settled this month, they were systematically underpaid as male colleagues outpaced them in salary and promotions—year after year.