This comes up every once and a while (not around here), but several jurisdictions believe "gender based pricing" of ow-kee-hawl discriminates against men. Yep, ladies night is discriminatory in Minnesota. I do not know any guys who would file that complaint. Well maybe I do, but I wouldn't go drinking with them. The price of the drink ain't why the guys flock to ladies night. It's the opportunity uh, ambiance that costs extra. Sure, in theory, pricing a product differently due to the gender of the purchaser makes a classic case of gender discrimination. But WTF! The ow-kee hawl isn't the only reason the guys are there drinking

In an en banc decision, a sharply divided (6-5) federal appeals court (9th Cir.) has determined that Wal-Mart, the world's largest private employer, must defend a class action gender discrimination suit filed by six women. The class action involves as many as 1.5 million current and former employees. The allegations include claims that women are paid less than men working the same jobs and that women are not promoted as often as or as soon as males.

A New Jersey appellate court has found the State's Law Against Discrimination applies to a claim by one business that another ceased doing business with it because its female owner refused the sexual advances of a branch manager of the second business. Sexual harassment claims are normally brought under the employment laws, but New Jersey's LAD is broader. The LAD prohibits a gender based refusal to do business with another. The appellate court had little difficulty determining that quid pro quo harassment was based upon gender here. It remains an open questions as to whether the LAD covers a hostile environment created by one business affecting another.