Opinion ID: 784482
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Harassment Because of Sex

Text: 46 Targeting Hayut for her likeness to Lewinsky was, without question, driven by Hayut's gender. The Monica nickname served as a springboard for yet more vulgar cigar, weekend, and lipstick comments, which were also not likely to have been uttered but for Hayut's gender. 7 Moreover, targeting Hayut because of her gender is consistent with evidence that Young exhibited hostility toward women generally, and made negative references to their proper societal status. All this is, of course, relevant to her claim. See Whidbee, 223 F.3d at 70 n. 9 (the environment as a whole is germane to an individual plaintiff's hostile environment claim) (citing Cruz v. Coach Stores, Inc., 202 F.3d 560, 570 (2d Cir.2000)). Accordingly, we find sufficient evidence in the record from which a trier of fact could conclude that Professor Young's conduct was motivated, at least in part, by Hayut's gender. 47