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Tell Wal-Mart to Stop Discriminating Against Women

Target: President & CEO Lee Scott
Sponsored by: Wal-Mart Watch

Wal-Mart currently faces the largest class-action sex discrimination lawsuit in American history.

Plaintiffs in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. case have provided evidence that women working in Wal-Mart stores are paid less than their male counterparts for comparable work in every region of the country and in most job categories. WhatÂ’s worse, data show that the pay gap between men and women gets worse over time, and that women get promoted to management roles at Wal-Mart at a much slower rate than men.

As the worldÂ’s largest corporation and AmericaÂ’s largest private sector employer, Wal-Mart clearly has some explaining to do.

But rather than address the serious issues raised in the sex discrimination lawsuit, the company has aggressively fought the charges, even refusing to implement recommendations of its own diversity task force back in 1998. Tellingly, Wal-Mart disbanded the task force in 1999; and the percentage of women in management positions declined at the company in the two years that followed.

ItÂ’s time to demand that CEO Lee Scott take concrete and measurable steps to end the systematic discrimination against women at Wal-Mart Stores.

deadline: 7-28-2006
goal: 8,500

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Dear Mr. Scott,

I am writing to express my concern over the allegations Wal-Mart faces in regards to its employment and hiring practices. As the largest corporation in the world and America’s largest private employer, you have the obligation to address the serious sex discrimination charges you face.

Evidence presented in the Dukes v Wal-Mart Stores Inc. case shows that women working in Wal-Mart stores are paid less than men doing comparable work in every region of the country and in most job categories. Specifically, female hourly employees in 2001 were paid $1,100 less on average than men doing similar work, while women in management positions had average pay that was $14,500 less than their male counterparts. Data also show that the pay gap between men and women working at Wal-Mart gets worse over time, and that women get promoted to management roles at the company at a much slower rate than men.

Your company’s own diversity task force made recommendations back in 1998 to implement a mentoring program for promising female and minority employees, but this recommendation was ignored until late 2003.

It’s time for Wal-Mart to start living up to its promise as a model employer for America. I urge you to take concrete and measurable steps to end systematic discrimination against women at Wal-Mart Stores.

Sincerely,
[your name]

We signed the “Tell Wal-Mart to Stop Discriminating Against Women” petition!

# 100:

1:41 pm PDT, Aug 2, Briah Jardin, California

# 99:

1:40 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Minnesota
WalMart must respect woman and the time for discrimation against woman should be abolished now especially with a giant in the retailing world such as WalMart

# 98:

1:40 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jennifer Griffith, Georgia

# 97:

1:40 pm PDT, Aug 2, Tim Breeze, Massachusetts
Most companies long ago ended the sort of blatant sex discrimination that is employed at Wal-Mart. As the nations largest employer it behooves them to be a leader in treating employees well, not a leader in discriminating and abusing workers.

# 96:

1:39 pm PDT, Aug 2, Julie Turner, South Dakota

# 95:

1:39 pm PDT, Aug 2, Cheryl Green, Florida

# 94:

1:38 pm PDT, Aug 2, Tara Schuneman, Minnesota
Shame on you! Afraid a WOMAN might steal your thunder? I will be boycotting your store, as well as passing on the word!

# 93:

1:38 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jeremy Shapiro, New York
Walmart, what is your problem? Get with it regarding women's equal rights.

# 92:

1:37 pm PDT, Aug 2, Paula Murray, Maryland

# 91:

1:37 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jessica Kaplan, Virginia

# 90:

1:36 pm PDT, Aug 2, Lori Blauwet, Minnesota

# 89:

1:36 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Indiana
Woman are entitled to as much as men and in a lot of cases more. Usually it is the women that give the men the ideas.

# 88:

1:36 pm PDT, Aug 2, Guiselle Fusari, New York
The taking advantage of the necessity to work is a crime and it should be punished. Enough is enough.

# 87:

1:36 pm PDT, Aug 2, Alex Suarez, Washington
women are not only the main customers, but also the most productive members of any staff. We demand respect, promotions and support.

# 86:

1:36 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jeannette Soriano, California

# 85:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 84:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jessica Hodge, Washington D.C.
Due to you harmful business pratices I am forced to shop at Target. Please do a complete review of your labor practices and make changes that provides good jobs to hard working american men and WOMEN.

# 83:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Maryann Holtsclaw, New Jersey
Because it's the 21st century and such discrimination will not and should not be tolerated. This, plus the Wal Mart stand on birth control, is why I just never shop Wal Mart. Until Wal Mart stops treating women like second class citizens I simply won't give them my business.

# 82:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Peter Eckelberry, Ohio
I have a walmart within walking distance of my house; it is reasons like these that I have never entered it's doors

# 81:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Caroljean Brune, Kansas

# 80:

1:34 pm PDT, Aug 2, Gracia Berry, New Hampshire
neither i nor any of my relatives or friends will shop at walmart until you make some signifigant changes.

# 79:

1:33 pm PDT, Aug 2, Barbara Leyser, Maryland

# 78:

1:33 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Texas

# 77:

1:33 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jennifer Jaroch, Texas

# 76:

1:32 pm PDT, Aug 2, Lynn Kavanagh, New York

# 75:

1:32 pm PDT, Aug 2, Tom Walls Coram Montana, Montana

# 74:

1:30 pm PDT, Aug 2, Sarah Cornelius, Connecticut

# 73:

1:30 pm PDT, Aug 2, Ann E Morse, Florida

# 72:

1:29 pm PDT, Aug 2, Maria Butler, Washington

# 71:

1:29 pm PDT, Aug 2, Samuel Ruacho, California

# 70:

1:29 pm PDT, Aug 2, Rebecca Edwards, California

# 69:

1:29 pm PDT, Aug 2, Ann Fonfa, Florida

# 68:

1:29 pm PDT, Aug 2, Laurayne Gluck, California
I decline to patronize Wal-Mart as a silent protect against their corporate policy.

# 66:

1:28 pm PDT, Aug 2, Maria Bruni, New York

# 65:

1:28 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Oregon

# 64:

1:28 pm PDT, Aug 2, Marla Holt, California

# 63:

1:28 pm PDT, Aug 2, Lisa Waddell, Texas
Some organizations believe that they are "untouchable" and disregard decent human values. There is always payback by society.

# 62:

1:27 pm PDT, Aug 2, Terry Madden, California

# 61:

1:27 pm PDT, Aug 2, Prof.John Delevoryas, California
You people have AUTOCRATIC control of your empolyees,because many of them have no recourse to protest.You and Marriott do not allow unions,which I think is non-democratic,reminiscent of practices in the distant past. I refuse to buy your products and will never recommend you to anyone,UNLESS YOU REFORM and stop being so greedy.

# 60:

1:26 pm PDT, Aug 2, Deanna Knickerbocker, California
Neither my husband nor I will shop in a Wall-Mart until you change your despicable ways.

# 59:

1:25 pm PDT, Aug 2, Helen Siegel, Louisiana

# 58:

1:25 pm PDT, Aug 2, Keith Emrich, New York

# 57:

1:25 pm PDT, Aug 2, Greta Guarton, New York

# 56:

1:24 pm PDT, Aug 2, Elaine Wacey, Pennsylvania

# 55:

1:23 pm PDT, Aug 2, Charlotte Werblun, Pennsylvania

# 54:

1:23 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jane Girard, Rhode Island

# 53:

1:21 pm PDT, Aug 2, Wonil Kim, California

# 52:

1:21 pm PDT, Aug 2, William Magee, Pennsylvania
We all need to be homo sapiens, not homo economicus. Maximizing profits for the few at the expense of others is inttolerable.

# 51:

1:21 pm PDT, Aug 2, Monica Boyd, Indiana
I refuse to shop at a store which holds their employees in such contempt!

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