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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.
