by Deborah
Shame on you Martha! I am a lead plaintiff in amochaev vs Smithbarney.
You had nothing to do with anything.
How desparate for attention and self promoting of you. I was at the press release, and part of negotiations and GOLF had nothing to do with it and nothing to do with you.

by EG
I agree with Martha Burk 100% and laud her for her efforts.
Private golf clubs are way behind the curve when it comes to equality for women and will be for years. Who to blame. Not just the men who belong to these clubs as there are many women, the spouses of male members, who stand by and not only do nothing but often outright impede and ridicule anyone who dares to. I've seen it, I know it, as a golf professional who has worked at many private clubs I can tell you it was hard to miss. It is a ludicrous situation in this day and age to deny women the same rights as their male friends and husbands. To have corporations and business leaders that women work for and support paying the dues at the exclusive Augusta National speaks volumes about the mindsets of these institutions.

by Goldelock
The complaint, Amochaev et al filed by 4 Northern California women in CA 9th Circuit Federal Court was done so independently of any activity of Ms. Burke and the organizations she represents. The women came forward on their own accord to represent similarily situated women at Smith Barney and spent many years working closely with lead counsel in San Francisco to negotiate an agreeement with Citigroup. After the women filed the complaint, Ms. Burke publically supported their endeavor and hitched her wagon to their horse. Although her support was welcomed, for Ms. Burke to suggest that her organization filed the complaint on behalf of the women and reached the recent settlement is an insult to the women who took the risk and came forward and the many individuals who negotiated the proposed agreement.

by Martha Burk
Goldelock is just wrong. At the time the suit was filed, there were joint press releases issued by the law firms and NCWO. The law firms also linked their press releases to google searches on "Martha Burk", and the fact that this suit is a result of the Women on Wall Street project is well documented.

by Mad Max
I shilled out 20k for my wife's engagement ring. She returned the favor by sleeping with my second cousin for two years before I found out.
I left her but she kept the ring, as well as the house.
Where is the damn equality in that?

by Old Guy
What were you thinking when you proposed for heaven's sake! Start going to church, you might meet someone with morals.

by merle
martha put up 130 million and buy your on golf course thne you can be a member

by Women are Hypocrites
I hate feminists, because they want women to be treated the same as men, they want equality in everything.
But when it comes to divorces , women can't accept equality, and instead want to be treated like the victims and want more than half, all the time.
If you want to be treated the same as men, then it must apply to everything, including the divorce proceedings.

by Greg Pryor
Do I get the bottom line?
It is OK for just men to meet about business deals but just not at a mens only golf club?

by Old Guy
The point is that the corporations she has targeted have been supporting the memberships and expenses of their senior executives at an establishment which institutionalizes discriminatory practices against more than half the population. While the membership of a private club has the right to determine qualifications of its membership, should that club also get tax benefits both directly for itself and indirectly for its members while it practices discrimination? It was not that long ago that Augusta National had a whites-only policy, but that changed. Perhaps you should get reacquainted with the US Constitution.