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2 May 2014

Author:
Associated Press

Francine Katz sues Anheuser-Busch for 20-year gender bias [USA]

Francine Katz says her time in the Anheuser-Busch executive suite was rife with exclusion…and outright discrimination. But it wasn't until the...sale to Belgian brewer InBev...that she says she realized the boy's club atmosphere was costing her millions in salary and bonuses...[S]he's accusing Anheuser-Busch of sex discrimination, arguing in a 2009 lawsuit…that top male executives...purposely paid her less solely because she's a woman...Katz said August Busch III called her "ungrateful" after she brought her complaint about...salary disparity to him and other top company executives...Lawyers for Anheuser-Busch counter that Katz's salary, benefits and bonuses compared favourably to those in similar positions at Coca-Cola, Proctor & Gamble and other large U.S. corporations…"Francine Katz was paid based on her job, not her gender," said Anheuser-Busch attorney Jim Bennett. "There was a fair process used, a rigorous process used."...