RECENT BLOG POSTS
Laura Santina over at CounterPunch has more to say about Hillary Clinton’s involvement with Wal-Mart, and how the Senator’s time on Wal-Mart’s board has impacted the presidential hopeful’s reception among women
The Telegraph calls the last few days a “PR disaster,” and this story from the Independent compares Wal-Mart’s video archives to the Nixon Watergate tapes.
It has not been a good month for Wal-Mart public relations. To use a sports term, these are turnovers, and they expose the weaknesses of Wal-Mart’s high priced image.
While many note how offensive Wal-Mart’s mockery is (particularly in light of the landmark Dukes v. Wal-Mart gender discrimination case) many go on to add that the real problem here is how Wal-Mart treats its vendors.
NBC’s Brian Williams on Wal-Mart managers dressed in drag at meetings. Williams rightly notes, “What you do on camera never goes away.”
Through its entire chain of production, distribution, retailing and consumption, Wal-Mart profits from women’s losses. In their dogged pursuit of ever-lower prices, Wal-Mart exacts a high price for it’s largest constituency: women.
Women work in the factories that manufacture the products for sale in Wal-Mart stores. It is most likely a woman who sells that product to the consumer - 70% of Wal-Mart cashiers are women. And is it most likely a woman who buys that product - Wal-Mart's largest customer base is women. Despite this, the company has a history of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, wage disparities between male and female employees and health care inequalities for women. Read more about Wal-Mart's treatment of women in the documents below, on our women's rights blog and on partner organizations' websites at right.
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 |  | Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Gender Discrimination at Wal-Mart The inaugural issue of Wal-Mart Watch In Depth focused on gender discrimination at Wal-Mart and the massive class action lawsuit female employees are waging against the company. An interview with one of the lead plaintiffs in the landmark case Dukes v. Wal-Mart, news reports and facts about discrimination at Wal-Mart are just some of the things included in this first issue. (PDF) >> |
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 | Wal-Mart Watch's in depth look at the Dukes v. Wal-Mart class action suit. (PDF)>> | |
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 | Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart Workforce (PDF) | |
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 | Wal-Mart named Merchant of Shame by NOW | |
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 | Wal-Mart Women Speak Out | |
Read our Women's Rights blog,, or browse the latest below:
- Op-Ed: Wal-Mart is Anti-Woman
Laura Santina over at CounterPunch has more to say about Hillary Clinton’s involvement with Wal-Mart, and how the Senator’s time on Wal-Mart’s board has impacted the presidential hopeful’s reception among women - Wal-Mart Pays the Price for Not Securing Embarrassing Footage
The Telegraph calls the last few days a “PR disaster,” and this story from the Independent compares Wal-Mart’s video archives to the Nixon Watergate tapes. - A Company In Need Of Change
It has not been a good month for Wal-Mart public relations. To use a sports term, these are turnovers, and they expose the weaknesses of Wal-Mart’s high priced image. - Another Sound Investment Decision by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
While many note how offensive Wal-Mart’s mockery is (particularly in light of the landmark Dukes v. Wal-Mart gender discrimination case) many go on to add that the real problem here is how Wal-Mart treats its vendors. - NBC Nightly News on Wal-Mart Managers in Drag
NBC’s Brian Williams on Wal-Mart managers dressed in drag at meetings. Williams rightly notes, “What you do on camera never goes away.”
