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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!

# 150:

1:51 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 149:

1:51 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jonathan Boyne, Hawaii

# 148:

1:51 pm PDT, Aug 2, Kathy Astobiza, California
Respect Woments Rights! Women are more than capable to hold Management jobs in Wal-Mart and receive respectable pay...

# 147:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Tami Palacky, Virginia

# 146:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Christy Zurcher, Illinois
I have been following the news of Wal-Mart's hiring and employment practices and their track record is appalling. I used to be a Wal-Mart customer but I do not and will not shop there until Wal-Mart ensures that they have fair hiring and employement practices for all people.

# 145:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Shelley Stump, Oregon
This is one of the primary reasons I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart. It's time to bring your corporate philosophy into the 21st century. Low prices are not everything - the leadership exhibited by this company in its business practices - how it treat its people - is critically important for our future. Please do the right thing now!

# 144:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Scot Ryder, Maryland

# 143:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Rebecca J. Ollikainen, Ohio
I stoped shopping at Wal-Mart six months ago when I first became aware of the pending case. I do not plan to shop there again until the pay scale for your woman employies is changed.

# 142:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, California

# 141:

1:49 pm PDT, Aug 2, Patricia Marcial, California
It's time that we are all treated equal. An hour's work deserves an hour's pay no matter who does the work.

# 140:

1:49 pm PDT, Aug 2, Marie Gutkowski, New York

# 139:

1:49 pm PDT, Aug 2, Robin R Gregory, South Dakota

# 138:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Paz Paulsen-sacks, Pennsylvania

# 137:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Niki Castello, California

# 136:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Natalie Bangley, Virginia

# 135:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Ravenwolf Shields, Mississippi

# 134:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Bianca Constance, New Jersey

# 133:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Alabama
Women deserve to be treated fairly and given the same money that men make, if they are doing the same job. Women have families that they have to support, just like men do!!!

# 132:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Connecticut

# 131:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Teresa England, Tennessee

# 130:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Patricia Bjorkquist, Oregon
Being fair and non-discriminatory to all employees is both good business and just the right thing to do.

# 129:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Canada

# 128:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Rachel Young-sklar, New Jersey

# 127:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 2, Timothy Bruck, Ohio

# 126:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jessica Rose, Washington
I have shopped at Walmart for quite some time. I wont be shopping there anymore. Come to think of it, the General Manager at the Walmart that I shop at was replaced by a MAN. No way will I spend another dollar at your store.

# 125:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Patsy Duncan, North Carolina

# 124:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Margaret Elenko, Massachusetts

# 123:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Diane Bader, California
I do not shop at Wal-Mart and I tell everyone I know not to shop there until women and all workers are treated fairly. Women need to be paid and advanced according to their ability, and men should not receive more pay for the same work.

# 122:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, California

# 121:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Lea Ekman, Virginia
Wake up! Women are smart and they deserve the same promotions as men.

# 120:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 2, Gale Sheehy, Arkansas

# 119:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jennifer Harrison, Colorado

# 118:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Koren Paalman, California
Because women deserve the same money as men-they work just as hard and also have families to support.

# 117:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Michael Kelly, Oregon

# 116:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Gary L Dawson, Washington

# 115:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Michael Dowdell, Ohio

# 114:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Kathie Ingram, Florida

# 113:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 2, Tamara Lischka, Oregon

# 112:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 2, Theresa Tucker, Ohio

# 111:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, California
Your ads are forever promoting family values, you refuse to carry offensive (to you) items, yet you treat women as second class citizens. This is the main reason I don't shop there plus the fact your stores are a mess and I can never find anyone to answer a question. Time to realize women and men are entitled to equal pay for the same job.

# 110:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Nebraska
Already boycotting the store and will DEFINATELY continue to do so after seeing this!!!

# 109:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 2, Robin Pelkki, New York
Wise-up while the wising up is good, buddies.

# 108:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 107:

1:43 pm PDT, Aug 2, Jane Kallander, Virginia
I have voted with my economic power...I have not shopped in Wal-Mart for years--there is too much controversy surrounding them.

# 106:

1:43 pm PDT, Aug 2, Mercy Drake, Arizona
You might be suprised at the quality of help you are not choosing to put to work, because of your bias against women.

# 105:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 2, Madeline Tucker, Arkansas

# 104:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 2, Bruce Cohen, Massachusetts
It is very difficult to even consider buying products from Wal-Mart because of its unfair treatment of its workers, especially women .

# 103:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 2, Karen Luerssen, Indiana

# 102:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 101:

1:41 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Utah

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