The family of an Air Force contractor who died after walking into an aircraft’s moving propeller in 2023 has filed a lawsuit alleging she experienced race and gender-based harassment during her employment,

The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit against her company, Sumaria Systems LLC, claiming her trainer subjected her to gender and racial discrimination that ultimately put her in harm's way and led to her death.

Proving gender discrimination can be a challenge under any circumstances because it involves persuading people to speak out in a workplace culture that discourages it.