REVOLT AT THE DELI COUNTER

摘要

Carol L. Atkins knows what it's like to be on the slow track. In 1981, the 32-year-old Gainesville (Fla.) resident landed a job as a cashier at Publix Supermarkets Inc., a fast-growing chain based in Lakeland, Fla. Eight years later, she was promoted to grocery stocker, normally the first step toward a higher-paying job in management. Despite a spotless employment record, however, Atkins remained stuck in the same job while men were promoted ahead of her. The breaking point came last year, when Publix opened two new stores in Gainesville and a man with less than three years on the job leapfrogged into a new managerial slot. "I believe I would have been promoted if I was a man," says Atkins.