Sumitomo Electric, female staff settle sex-discrimination suit

OSAKA, Japan - Katsumi Nishimura (C) and Eiko Shirafuji (R) give a press conference, accompanied by their lawyer, after reaching a settlement with their employer, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., on their eight-year court battle in Osaka on Jan. 5. The plaintiffs had complained that they were denied promotion simply because they are women.

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