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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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Women employees slam rejection of gender discrimination suit

OSAKA, Japan - Katsumi Nishimura (R) and Eiko Shirafuji (2nd from right) speak angrily to reporters July 31 against an Osaka District Court decision that rejected their claim for 160 million yen in compensation from their employer, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Nishimura and Shirafuji sued the Osaka-based wire and cable maker for allegedly discriminating against women in promotion.

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The road on the peninsula

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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. (Kyodo)

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Women employees slam rejection of gender discrimination suit

OSAKA, Japan - Katsumi Nishimura (R) and Eiko Shirafuji (2nd from right) speak angrily to reporters July 31 against an Osaka District Court decision that rejected their claim for 160 million yen in compensation from their employer, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Nishimura and Shirafuji sued the Osaka-based wire and cable maker for allegedly discriminating against women in promotion.