A judge today is allowing a sexual discrimination suit against Wal-Mart to go forward as a class-action suit. Wow. I know that these women have been fighting for this for a long time, I've read some of the stories that they have told of being passed-over for promotions based on their gender. It seems that Wal-Mart will now have to answer for their policies in court, and prepare to take a beating unless they get an all-white male jury of Wal-Mart gun-buyers, who want their wimmins home barfoot 'n' preg-nint. I can't see any jury not coming to a conclusion of some systemic problems; there was just no way all these women got together and made all this up, then decided to go after the company...although that will probably be part of Wal-Mart's argument.
A statistician hired by the plaintiffs to bolster the case found that on average, it took women 4.38 years from the date of hire to be promoted to assistant manager, while it took men 2.86 years. It took 10.12 years for women to reach store manager, compared with 8.64 years for men.
In his 84-page ruling, the judge noted that Wal-Mart claimed the difference is due to differing job aspirations and interests between men and women that exist in the general labor force and can't be blamed on the company, the nation's largest retailer and largest private employer.
Of course, all those women, I'm sure many of whom were single mothers or in need of a second income for their family were just you know folks with "different job aspirations"; survival not counting as a "job aspiration". Because it's all about putting food on your family after all...not really wanting a meaningful career or anything.
I wonder if the CEO of Wal-Mart will be handing out stickers to the jurors every day as they come to court?
posted by Jo Fish on 06.22.04 at 05:10 PM
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Which Walton will be the bribester? So will alien tort reform finally pass?
posted by: Mr.Murder on 06.24.04 at 12:29 AM [permalink]
