The BBC has an article on what may become the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in history. I read it with interest, and I have to say I'm on the side of the women here. Walmart is a nasty company anyway, and I've heard plenty of times that they treat their employees badly, so this doesn't surprise me at all. But what's interesting is the statistics the BBC included:
Women comprise 92% of Walmart's cashiers, but only 14% of Walmart's store managers
Female hourly workers earned up to 37 cents less per hour than their male counterparts
The average female Walmart manager earned $14,500 less than their male counterpart in 2001
Hey, statistics like that don't lie. Of course there's always bound to be some inequalities, I'm not expecting women to be 50% of the store managers, but 92% are cashiers while 14% are managers? That's ridiculous. I hope they win this.
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