Wal-Mart’s Woman

First store is opened by SAM WALTON in 1962. 2.2 Million employees Worldwide. Wal-Mart has average 8,500 stores in 15 countries.

Introduction

Rank

Company Revenues Profits

1 Wal-Mart Stores $421 Million $16 Million

2 Royal Dutch Shell $378 Million $20 Million

3 Exxon Mobil $354 Million $30 Million

4 BP $308 Million $3 Million

5 Sinopec Group $273 Million $7 Million

6 China National Petroleum $240 Million $14 Million

7 State Grid $226 Million $4 Million

2011 WORLD’S Largest Corporation

Betty Dukes faced GENDER DESCRIMINATION on

Wal-Mart. Didn’t get the right promotion, She went to

complain about her problem to her district manager.

Then she was DEMOTED back to CASHIER & her salary was DECREASED.

All open position were filled by men without announcement.

She decide to go court with 5 more women worker in Wal-Mart.

Case Background

It caused public reaction against Wal-Mart by

Boycotting its products. Bad Image There would be a huge amount of penalty. If

decision is accepted by Supreme Court

What financial impact do you think the lawsuit could potentially have on Wal-

Mart?

Wal-Mart didn’t give promotion to women because

of their GENDER. Payment of WOMEN were less the MEN. ( Even with

the same position) Women were LAGGED behind men

Yea, I believe these complaints are justified because everyone in an Organization should be treated equally. Whether they are male or female. Whether they belong to any race and religion.

What are the major moral complaints of the females suing Wal-Mart? Do you believe these moral complaints are

justified? Why ?

Firstly, the factor of wrong perception of higher

level between men and women employee. Drogin found that 65 percent of hourly employees

were women, but only 33 percent of salaried managers were.

Drogin found that women hired with the same position as the men, paid less than men.

For example, he found that women who were hired into hourly jobs in 1996 were paid $0.35 less per hour than men hired into hourly jobs that same year.

What factor do you think might account for the discrepancies the Drogin report

uncovered?

If discrimination is happening within the company. In

order for Wal-Mart to correct these discrepancies they should make opportunity for women employees to advance in the organization

These shouldn’t be a pay difference between males and females, and it shouldn’t take women longer to get promoted then men employees.

I don’t think that the company should institute an “affirmative action” promotion program for female employees. Managers just need to promote fairy based on potential and knowledge. To institute an affirmative action program would be to show favoritism to women.

What if anything, do you think, Wal-Mart should do to correct these discrepancies? Should the company institute an

“affirmative action” promotion program for female employees? If so, what should this program be like?

Yes! Because

Do you think the women deserve to win their lawsuit?