A former organizer for Donald Trump's campaign has hit the presidential with a sex discrimination rap. According to the complaint, which was filed on Thursday with the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, men doing the same jobs as women were reportedly paid higher salaries and were allowed to speak at rallies. The complaint was filed just days before the heated Iowa Republican caucus.
26-year-old Elizabeth Mae Davidson, who came out with allegations of gender-based discrimination against Trump, was a former employee of the presidential hopeful. According to The New York Times she was a field organizer for Trump's campaign in Davenport, Iowa's third largest city.
Davidson was tasked with recruiting other organizers for most of the 63 precincts in her region. She was fired on Jan. 14, shortly after the New York Times released an expose on the problems with Trump's campaign for senior Iowa leadership.
When asked what her job as field organizer entails, Davidson said, "You stand up and say why you want to support Mr. Trump." Trump also reportedly told Davidson and another female volunteer, "You guys could do a lot of damage," referring to their looks.
Donald Trump, who is running for the Republican party presidential ticket and is set to participate in the Iowa Republican caucus, shut down the allegations by calling them "totally made up."
"She's a very disgruntled employee. She's from Iowa, she was fired by Chuck Laudner, who said she wasn't doing a good job," Trump told The Washington Post. Trump also denied having said that statement against Davidson, saying it's not in his vocabulary.
"It's a disgrace; you know it's a hold up. They do it the day of the caucus. I have no idea who she is," Trump said, saying the complaint came up just in time for Monday's Iowa caucus, and is a last-minute attempt to sway voters.
Donald Trump added that he's confident his Iowa team is in no way practicing gender discrimination against employees.
According to the New York Daily News Davidson noted in her complaint that she was fired for having made "disparaging comments about senior leaders to third parties," which she denied.
As to allegations of salary disparity, Davidson claimed that she was paid only $2,000 as a part-time employee and paralegal, while an employee named Marc Elcock, who had the same job title as Davidson, was paid $3,500 to $4,000 a month.
The complaint is now being investigated by the Davenport Civil Rights Commission. However, the filed by Elizabeth Davidson is just one of the many issues raised against Trump's treatment of women.
