The Real Facts About Wal-Mart's Gender DiscriminationWalmart allegedly discriminates against women.
In 2001, six women sued Walmart in California claiming the company discriminated against women by systematically denying them promotions and paying them less than men. The lawsuit, Dukes v. Wal-Mart, has expanded to include more than 1.6 million current and former female associates, and was certified on June 21 2004 as the largest class action lawsuit ever1.
In 2001, while more than two-thirds of Walmart's hourly workers were female, women held only one-third of salaried positions and made up less than 15 percent of store managers. This is all despite women having had on average longer seniority and higher merit ratings than their male counterparts2.
In 2001, women managers on average earned $14,500 less than their male counterparts. Female hourly workers earned on average $1,100 less than male counterparts3.
In 2001, for the same job classification, women earned from 5 percent to 15 percent less than men, even after taking into account factors such as seniority and performance4.
Footnotes Mondaq Business Briefing, November 1, 2004 Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart Workforce, Richard Drogin, Feb. 2003. Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart Workforce, Richard Drogin, Feb. 2003. Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart Workforce, Richard Drogin, Feb. 2003.

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