[lbo-talk] a must-read for friends & foes of Wal-Mart

[Dennis Perrin]

> Washington Post - September 12, 2004
> 
> Readings
> 
> Wal-Mart's legal troubles are the stuff of corporate legend -- one 
> attorney estimates the chain is sued at least twice a day in U.S. 
> federal court alone. Now comes Wal-Mart's biggest court challenge to 
> date: a class-action lawsuit, filed on behalf of 1.6 million female 
> employees, accusing the company of widespread sexual discrimination. 
> In Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at 
> Wal-Mart, due out in November, freelance reporter Liza Featherstone 
> tracks down the women behind the milestone case, describing in 
> wrenching detail the indignities each alleges she suffered at the 
> hands of male managers. It is a corporate culture, Featherstone 
> writes, that condoned everything from staff meetings at Hooters to 
> the routine promotion of men over more experienced women. 
> Featherstone is clearly no fan of America's largest retailer, but her 
> rigorous reporting on the stories behind the lawsuit makes the book a 
> must-read for Wal-Mart's friends and foes.
> 
> -- Michael Barbaro

Go Liza!

DP