Sunday, February 13, 2005

Wal-Mart Propaganda

So I ran across this website "Wal-Mart Facts" that I found to be some kind of PR agent Wal-Mart thought would help their image but I find a little disturbing. Besides boasting about wages of almost $10 for hourly employees and covering 56% of employees with health insurance, they make statements about their commitment to diversity, including:

Fact: Wal-Mart’s commitment to diversity starts with our board of directors and extends throughout the organization. Our 14-member board of directors includes a female, two African Americans and two Hispanics. Wal-Mart is a leading employer of Hispanics in the U.S. with more than 128,000 Hispanic associates; a leading employer of African Americans with more than 206,000 African Americans; and an employer of more than 220,000 seniors who are 55 and older.

I realize that few companies have a board of directors that accurately reflect the fact that 50% of the population is women, but 1/14? Really, that's the best you can do, Wal-Mart.

Another reason not to shop at Wal-Mart, except you knitters are allowed as Target doesn't carry yarn.

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