Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Bias Case

2011-06-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the largest employment discrimination case in the nation’s history. The suit, against Wal-Mart Stores, had sought to consolidate the claims of as many as 1.5 million women on the theory that the company had discriminated against them in pay and promotion decisions.

Read about it in this New York Times Article

When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys

2011-06-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

This was a fascinating article in the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/weekinreview/12women.html?ref=weekinreview

Here's a quick excerpt:

“I’m telling you,” said Representative Candice Miller, a Michigan Republican, “every time one of these sex scandals goes, we just look at each other, like, ‘What is it with these guys? Don’t they think they’re going to get caught?’ ”

But there may be something else at work: Research points to a substantial gender gap in the way women and men approach running for office. Women have different reasons for running, are more reluctant to do so and, because there are so few of them in politics, are acutely aware of the scrutiny they draw — all of which seems to lead to differences in the way they handle their jobs once elected.

Missouri State Womens Political Caucus

Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Bias Case

When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys