Journals really only do one thing now — help us to make tenure and promotion decisions.

很多期刊现在真正在做的只有一件事——帮助我们做任职和晋升的决定。

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Nobody reads the journals themselves much anymore, but where a paper hits is critical for promotion decisions.

没有人比期刊本身审阅自己更多了，但是一篇文章的要点对晋升决定是至关重要的。

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They relied on a sociologist who claimed that these together would make it likely that many individual promotion decisions would go against women.

他们以一位社会学家的观点作为依据，认为这些因素可能最终导致许多女性在晋升方面受到歧视。

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In that scenario, the plaintiffs could argue that Wal-Mart must clarify how it makes compensation and promotion decisions.

FORBES: Wal-Mart Could Face Major Unanticipated Problems in Historic Class Action

The plaintiffs are seeking back pay, punitive damages and changes in how Wal-Mart makes its pay and promotion decisions.

WSJ: Supreme Court Will Hear Wal-Mart Challenge to Class-Action Suit

Combat experience weighs heavily in promotion decisions, and restrictions have precluded women from gaining experiences equal to those of male counterparts.

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