Category: gender discrimination

Google Agrees to $118 Million Settlement Over Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

June 14, 2022
Business & MarketsCompaniesgender discriminationGooglelabor practicesMedia & Big TechSocial IssuesUS
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Tech giant Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a case bought by four former female employees who alleged the company paid its female workers less than men for substantially similar work. The lawsuit was originally filed in September 2017 and a settlement was reached on June 10, according to a press release from…

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Fighting the Good Fight: Small Wins Against Radical Feminism

January 18, 2022
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Commentary There’s been an exciting outcome to a seven-year battle against an Australian university in Victoria, who torpedoed a man’s PhD. This tenacious man—I’ll call him “Philip”—has just achieved a confidential settlement, which is a tribute to his fighting spirit but also a lesson to us all about the importance of fighting back against anti-male…

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Microsoft Launching Inquiry Into Effectiveness of Its Sexual Harassment Policies, Including Gates Allegations

January 14, 2022
Business & EconomyCompaniesgender discriminationMedia & Big Techmicrosoftsexual harassment
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Microsoft announced on Thursday that it is launching an inquiry into the effectiveness of its policies and practices regarding workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination, including its handling of allegations about co-founder Bill Gates. The company said it plans to issue a “thorough” and “transparent” public report with its findings this spring which will include data on…

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Suit Accuses Wisconsin Attorney General of Racial, Gender Discrimination

January 11, 2022
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A woman appointed in December to head the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has filed a federal lawsuit charging the state’s Attorney General Josh Kaul and a deputy with racial and gender discrimination. Tina R. Virgil filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging pay discrimination because she is…

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