Wal-Mart Case

Wal-Mart is facing a class action law suit over sexist hiring and pay practices. The law suit is the largest class action ever filled and could cause the company billions of dollars. This is not the first time that the retail giant has faced accusations of unfair pay practices. They have over the years been accused of this a number of times and have cases against them before, this however is the first time that is has been in a class action suit. It should be noted also that to date women across the country make Women make only 75.5 cents for every dollar that men earn, according to a new release by the U.S. Census Bureau (of 2004).

This is something that we need to start bringing more attention, how is it that we will be in nine years celebrating being given the right to vote yet we still don’t make the same as a man. How is it that we have had women in some of the highest offices and have done amazing jobs, yet having a woman as president still is mocked? Sexism seems to be one of the only forms of discrimination that seems to be accepted. We allow it in all the small things, expressions and jokes. These are the small things that all women can stand up against and start making people questions the norms that are in place now.