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So it seems that my old friend Wal-Mart is facing the largest sexual discrimination class action lawsuit in history. The Ninth Circuit here in San Francisco has determined that there is enough evidence to move forward on behalf of 7 women who have made claims of discrimination, harassment, and gender-bias.
Here’s my favorite part of the news article:
In a dissent, 9th Circuit Court Judge Andrew Kleinfeld said the case should not be a class-action lawsuit.
“This case poses a considerable risk of enriching undeserving class members and counsel, but depriving thousands of women actually injured by sex discrimination of their just due,” he wrote. “Plaintiffs’ only evidence of sex discrimination is that around 2/3 of Wal-Mart employees are female, but only about 1/3 of its managers are female.”
“Not everybody wants to be a Wal-Mart manager,” Kleinfeld added. “Those women who want to be managers may find better opportunities elsewhere.”
Right, I’m sure all those women who work at management are turning down all those promotion opportunities that Wal-Mart is throwing at them.
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“Those women who want to be managers may find better opportunities elsewhere.”
Are you fucking kidding me?? THAT is a supposed linear thinker’s logical response??
No SHIT they may find better opportunities elsewhere. That would be The… The… um, what’s the word I’m looking for.. ah yes
POINT. Dumbass. If you HAVE to look elsewhere for promotion because you have BOOBS, that is the problem.
Duh
If a corporate behomoth like WalMart can’t discriminate against whom it wants, who can?
I wonder if they get their lawyers cheaper by forcing the market price down and making all the other law firms bankrupt.
Miss Britt - Seems you should be a judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Killer - I don’t see that many law firms closing… opening branch offices in China, maybe… but not closing.