Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination

Do you think Wal-Mart is guilty of gender discrimination? Wal-Mart claims to be equal opportunity employer but has their issues. We have all been to Wal-Mart more than a few times in our lives. It's our store right down the road with their famous roll back prices, as well as their old slogan we're all more than familiar with "Always low prices always" now it’s “Save money live better". ( In Sam we Trust) We walk into Wal-Mart were normally greeted by a friendly smile and a simple hello. When we start to look into the negatives of Wal-Mart one out of five comes out to be gender discrimination.

Gender discrimination is actually more common than you think. When Dukes filed her lawsuit against Wal-Mart in the year of 2001 there were more than 2000 women who stood behind her which she also represented. Wal-Mart has also been accused of multiple discrimination cases against 1.5 million women who have worked for Wal-Mart from 1998 through the present. The discrimination against these women are higher positions for an increased pay. The pay difference as from the women and men are significantly higher. Ranging from $3 to $6000. ( A history of wage earning women) That difference is from store clerks to CEO. Until Ms. Dukes filed her complaint there were no complaints that had been filed or can be ground of this issue. Many people look at Wal-Mart as their main store but after doing some research on this paper. People have actually boycotted against Wal-Mart. (The Wal-Mart effect) These people have implied that they would rather go spend a little bit more to a company who treats their employees more than equal. Since the lawsuit that Dukes filed over a decade ago more women can be seen in higher up positions for the company.

In 2001 femal...

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...ere only great advantage of the case. Some of the women have either quit gotten fired or still even work for the company after their claims of gender discrimination. Some of the higher paying positions such as automotive, sporting goods, and electronics are not fit for women. (In sam we trust) Those departments are more for men than women. The women are supposed to be in the cosmetic department of jewelry.

Wal-Mart has had many complaints filed against them for gender discrimination. They seem to be changing something’s so it doesn’t look as bad for the company. Al though they are still not doing everything they can for them to not be accused of such accusations. If that was the case Wal-Mart wouldn’t have the lawsuits filed multiple times a year for this particular situation. So if asked if I believe Wal-Mart is gender discriminatory I would have to agree with yes.