Walmart's Appeal Denied

1) A case of discrimination that I think just about everyone would agree is wrong is the largest discrimination case in history was the Walmart's Appeal Denied. After nine months of deliberation, a California federal appellate court upheld a 2004 federal-court ruling granting class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Wal-Mart engaged in systemic gender discrimination in pay and promotions. This lawsuit, initially filed by six women in 2001, could involve up to 1.6 million former and current employees--and the potential damages are formidable. I do know that Wal-Mart won this case. But at the time in the news this business was being spoken or seen everywhere and the talk was that it could cost Wal-Mart billions in litigation and related fees, not to mention damaged brand reputation.

Yet, in the same case an incident in the alleged discrimination was of more subtle form was the same case in which The San Francisco Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered its 2-1 ruling upholding class-action status for the lawsuit, which encompasses all current and former employees from December 1998 to the present, excluding senior managers and pharmacy workers. Why did this exclude the senior managers and pharmacy workers and why was it more of a subtle form when women also worked in these departments in Wal-mart. Other departments were condemning while the senior managers and pharmacy workers, which included women was really overlooked. Why didn't the women in this department come forward and argue this?

2) Discrimination implies the oppression of a group but discrimination also can unify the oppressed group to resist such unequal treatment as it is one thing within a group that the group has in common. This unites the group with a great sense of bond as well. Within the group there is an understanding, that possibly cannot be understood outside the group or by someone not belonging to this group. There is no need to object or argue a subject because within a group they standby or are searching or perusing the same. Outside the group, it can break down the common believe as a group, it can break goals which can weaken a person or group of people.

3) There are several ways that the private sector - corporations and businesses - also work to bring about an end to discrimination by making all employees feel like they belong instead of separating as individual groups because of maybe the language they speak. I think that all people of different backgrounds should be mixed together so that their experiences and talents can be shared among the group of people within a company. Another way of also working to bring about an end to discrimination is to celebrate cultures as the important holidays for each culture comes up instead of just have one big international day to share.