Stall -Mart: Wal-Mart Releases Employment Data Requested by Shareholders

Several shareholder groups asked Wal-Mart to publicly release employment data that it regularly provides the EEOC. According to the report, women accounted for more than 60 percent of their workforce and held 39 percent of the managerial positions. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility said, "In publicly disclosing how women and people of color advance within the company and what opportunities they have, the impetus for continued progress in this area becomes more tangible." Reuters, Reuters 04/12/2006 Read Article: Reuters