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Lawsuit Filed against California Wal-Mart Stores

Posted in AAUW in the News, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Wal-Mart v. Dukes  sex discrimination class-action lawsuit was too big to move forward, the lawyers representing the women vowed to create smaller class actions by region. Yesterday, the lawyers filed the first of these amended lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for Northern California. The [...]

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Betty Dukes to U.S. Senate: The Best is Yet to Come!

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 30, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

As AAUW’s Lisa Maatz mentioned earlier this week, Betty Dukes, the lead plaintiff in the discrimination case against Wal-Mart, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, June 29. The hearing, entitled Barriers to Justice and Accountability: How the Supreme Court’s Recent Rulings Will Affect Corporate Behavior, examined recent Supreme Court decisions in Wal-Mart v. Dukes [...]

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Wal-Mart Plaintiff Will Speak to Senate

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, Supreme Court, Women and Work, tagged , , , on June 27, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

I’m looking forward to hearing Betty Dukes speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee this Wednesday on Capitol Hill. As one of the named plaintiffs in the discrimination case against Wal-Mart, Dukes is one of several witnesses who will discuss how the Supreme Court’s recent decisions may affect corporate behavior. (Find details on the hearing here.) [...]

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This is Not Over, Wal-Mart

Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , on June 22, 2011, | 3 Comments »

In the wake of the already infamous Wal-Mart ruling, the atmosphere in front of the U.S. Supreme Court was defiant on Tuesday as protesters gathered to voice their grievances. Together, women and men stood in front of the building protesting the court’s 5-4 ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, which prevented the women of Wal-Mart from [...]

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Disappointed in Wal-Mart v. Dukes Ruling

Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 20, 2011, | 1 Comment »

AAUW is deeply critical of today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s sharply divided decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. Although the high court did not rule on the merits of the case, this misguided decision prevents the women of Wal-Mart from taking on America’s largest private employer as a nationwide class-action group, leaving each woman to file her [...]

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Supreme Court Hears Wal-Mart Case

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Today is an important day for pay equity and workers’ rights as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Wal-Mart v. Dukes case. AAUW supported the lead plaintiffs financially through the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund and by signing an amicus brief earlier this month. The generous support of AAUW members ensured that the [...]

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