When is a job too tough for a woman?02 Mar 2010 09:35 am
Women - Worker rights - Getting hired - Screwing workers - Discrimination - Men 
Walmart managers in Kentucky systematically said “no way” to women who wanted to be order fillers at a distribution center in London, KY.
They thought the warehouse job, that included heavy lifting, was not a job for a woman.
Before you get too mad, Walmart Stores was sued by the government for discrimination as a result and agreed to pay $11.7 million to settle the case.
But this situation is not unusual, and begs the question of whether there are certain jobs women just can’t handle. The supervisors at Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, thought so.
If you read the description of the job, you’d probably think twice before applying whether you’re a man or woman. (more…)