New Wal-Mart Initiative Does Nothing to Address Harm Alleged in Dukes
Wal-Mart announced last Wednesday its plans to source a total of $20 billion dollars worth of products from women-owned businesses in the United States over the next five years. This ‘woman-friendly’ initiative comes just months after the Supreme Court’s June 2011 ruling in the nearly decade-long battle for class certification for nearly 1.5 million women currently and formerly employed by Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart’s “women-friendly” initiative does nothing to address the concerns presented by the “women of Wal-Mart.”