John S. Gore v. Indiana University

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

When there are three job openings and a man fills the first position, it is an uphill battle for another man to prove that his gender is the reason why he was not selected. That is the task that John Gore faces in this case. Although Gore is convinced that only invidious reasons could explain Indiana University’s refusal to hire him as a lecturer, he needs more than his own conviction. The district court granted summary judgment for the University on Gore’s claim of gender bias, and we agree that he did not demonstrate any genuine issue of material fact that would require…