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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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 Betty Dukes, Christine Kwapnoski, class action, CSPAN, discrimination, Edith Arana, Equal Rights Advocates, Justice, Linda Hallman, pay equity, rally, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, walmartclass.com on June 20, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Equal Pay Day Q and A: Deborah Froling
Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged bias, class action, equal pay day, Froling, L.A. Law, National Association of Women Lawyers, paralegal, respect, summer job, Wal-Mart on April 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Deborah S. Froling, a National Association of Women Lawyers Executive Board member, talked with us this week about her experiences with workplace discrimination and her passion for women’s issues. Froling and other esteemed speakers joined us at AAUW’s Equal Pay Day panel in Washington, D.C., today to kick off our Equal Pay Day advocacy. Remember, [...]
Equal Pay Day Q and A: Lisa Frehill
Posted in Equity in the News, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged discrimination, employment, equal pay day, Frehill, minority, salary negotiation, Wal-Mart on April 8, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Lisa M. Frehill, the director of research, evaluation, and policy at the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, talked with us last week about her experiences with workplace discrimination. Join Frehill and other esteemed speakers at AAUW’s Equal Pay Day panel on Monday, and remember that Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 12! Have [...]
Standing with the Women of Wal-Mart
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 discrimination, Dukes, rally, Wal-Mart on March 30, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
As you may know, AAUW signed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs of Wal-Mart v. Dukes and offered financial assistance to the lead plaintiffs so they could attend the oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. As program manager for the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, I have coordinated these efforts, but my interest in [...]
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 amicus brief, Betty Dukes, class action, discrimination, families, Legal Advocacy Fund, Linda Hallman, Lisa Maatz, Wal-Mart 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 [...]
Why the Wal-Mart Supreme Court Case Matters
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, Women's Health, tagged Arana, class action, discrimination, Dukes, equal rights, ERA, Wal-Mart, working women on March 24, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Arcelia Hurtado, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), a national nonprofit legal organization, took time out of her busy schedule to do a quick interview about the AAUW-supported case Dukes v. Wal-Mart. Oral arguments for the case take place on March 29, 2011, at the U.S. Supreme Court. AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Program Manager [...]
Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Landmark Sex Discrimination Case
Posted in 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 discrimination, Dukes, Legal Advocacy Fund, Wal-Mart, workplace on March 1, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Last week, plaintiffs in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores case filed their brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, alleging that female employees of Wal-Mart are denied advancement and training opportunities, paid less than men for the same or comparable work, steered to lower-wage departments, subjected to a sexually hostile work environment, and retaliated against when [...]
A Big Victory in the Fight against Gender Discrimination
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged cy pres award, Legal Advocacy Fund, Novartis, Wal-Mart on February 7, 2011, | 4 Comments »
There’s some great news on the front of gender discrimination, and after the U.S. Senate derailed the Paycheck Fairness Act, it’s more than welcome. In case you haven’t heard, Novartis, a pharmaceutical corporation, was brought before federal court in New York by class representatives of approximately 5,600 female sales force employees. These women faced what [...]
Supreme Court to Hear 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 AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, campaign spending, class action, corporate rights, individual rights, lawsuit, Lilly Ledbetter, Title VII, Wal-Mart on December 15, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer and private U.S. employer with over 1 million workers, is being sued by a group of women employees who are alleging discrimination. The women claim that Wal-Mart underpays female employees, allows hostile work environments, and denies equal promotion opportunities to women. Depending on which estimates you look at, there could [...]
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