Quite unnecessary to call me ignorant...
What else did she get done there besides what I mentioned? You didn't include this sentence in your snips:
"Still, the board's discussions did not translate into significant progress. By the late 1990s, after Mrs. Clinton had left the board, Wal-Mart had added a second female director, but the number of women in senior management remained paltry, according to company records."
I also noticed your first selected piece of text left off the phrase "On other topics, like Wal-Mart's vehement anti-unionism, for example, she was largely silent, they said."
and
"Though she was passionate about issues like gender and sustainability, Mrs. Clinton largely sat on the sidelines when it came to Wal-Mart and unions, board members said. Since its founding in 1962, Wal-Mart has fought unionization efforts at its stores and warehouses, employing hard-nosed tactics -- like allegedly firing union supporters and spying on employees -- that have become the subject of legal complaints against the company."
"During their meetings and private conversations, Mrs. Clinton never voiced objections to Wal-Mart's stance on unions, said Mr. Tate and John A. Cooper, another board member.
"She was not an outspoken person on labor, because I think she was smart enough to know that if she favored labor, she was the only one," Mr. Tate said. "It would only lessen her own position on the board if she took that position."
That seems like a lot of triangulation to me.
I think "Mr. Walton appeared relieved to have a woman on the board to deflect criticism" is also a very relevant quote from your article.
I provided a link and WHAT she did while she was there.
And her position on the board, as Mr Tate stated and you quoted, would have been diminished if she took up another cause to fight at on at Walmart
again, it isn't "triangulation" - it is called compromise. Fight for what you can get on the table with realistic goals.
change doesn't happen overnight.
and what happened to Walmart after she left, you want to BLAME her for that?
omg
I understand your perspective, but to me the labor issues are far more important than how many women are on the board, or if Wal-Mart's recycling practices could be made more efficient.
To me, it feels like hanging out on the Death Star and complaining about the gender makeup of the Imperial Guard while the giant laser that blows up planets is being built.
Do you think Hillary is proud of her time served on the board? Why is it never mentioned in her biography?
It feels to me like Wal-Mart wanted a token woman on the board to deflect criticism about their gender inequality, and Hillary had no problem cashing six years worth of checks while remaining silent about the giant elephant in the room.
