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Tomorrow, Wal-Mart v. Dukes will be argued in front of the Supreme Court. At issue is whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action. The 老澳门开奖结果 submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that class actions are appropriate when employees allege that a company鈥檚 policy allowing managers to subjectively decide who receives promotions and pay increases has led to gender disparities, even in a company as large as Wal-Mart. Today we鈥檙e featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about the case, with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.

Quotes about the stereotype that women鈥檚 place is at home, taking care of husband and family.

鈥溾�榃e aren't going to promote you because you'll leave when you have children.鈥欌�� I quit after I heard that.鈥濃�� Katherine

鈥溾�榊ou don't need to work. You could get any guy to pay your rent.鈥欌�� 鈥� Joi

鈥淔rom a former boss: 鈥榃omen need to be mothers, not in management.鈥� He wasn't the only sexist boss I have encountered, but the most blatant.鈥� 鈥� Chelle

鈥淯pon answering a question about my major 鈥� which was MIS [Management Information Systems] 鈥� a manager clearly from another generation said: 鈥楢re you sure that wasn't an MRS degree you were after?鈥欌�濃�� Molly

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