Good luck Radar.
Sounds like you've run into the same type of militant that I have in corp US.
God bless sex discrimination law suits because that is almost always the only reason that they are allowed to stay. Having a lawsuit on the books is a very visible expense. I'm not sure how accounting would compare that to having good people leave. How does that directly relate to the bottom line?
Oh well, it's all fair with the lawsuits. That's justice in our system.
Sounds like a much better deal you have in process anyway.