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Call of Duty Developer Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment Chief J Allen Brack Exits Following Sexism Row
Activision Blizzard saw a management shakeup on Tuesday following employee protests and a California state lawsuit alleging the Call of Duty game maker discriminated against women.
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Google Employees Walk Out To Protest Workplace Harassment, Inequality
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.
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"Didn't Let Girls Do It In Old Days": US Judge Called Out Over Sexism
Buried in a footnote, the brief rebuke nonetheless marked a notable step in abridging gender discrimination in the legal workplace: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit scolded a veteran judge for making sexist comments in his Houston courtroom, calling his remarks "demeaning, inappropriate, and beneath the dignity" of his profession.
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Now, #Metoo Hits Australia, Workplace Sex Harassment Probe Launched
Australia launched a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment Wednesday, in a sign governments are beginning to respond to a global issue highlighted by the massive #MeToo movement.
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MIT Launches 'Grayscale'; A Game That Reflects On Workplace Sexism
The Imagination, Computation, and Expression Laboratory at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has released a new video game called Grayscale, which is designed to sensitize players to problems of sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in the workplace.
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India Urges Private Sector To Report Sex Harassment After #MeToo
Amid global efforts to crack down on sex harassment in the work place, India is reaching out to women in the private sector, urging them to report sex pests via an online portal previously restricted to government staff.
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Lawsuit Accuses Google Of Bias Against Women In Pay, Promotions
Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc's Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions.
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Women's Day: This Ad Has a Spin on Workplace Sexism You Need to See
To celebrate International Women's Day, a popular watch brand has come out with a commercial that hopes to change perceptions surrounding women and their success at the workplace.
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For Our Policewomen, Sexism, Menial Jobs and Few Promotions: Report
India's police force is not only drastically short of women, it is also plagued by sexism, with women given menial duties, bypassed for promotion and scared to report sexual harassment by male colleagues, a Commonwealth study said on Wednesday.
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Women Chefs Can Handle the Heat in the Kitchen But Have no Appetite for Sexism
Blaming a lack of female chefs on archaic assumptions about their capabilities is as weak as perpetuating the excuses that allow certain chefs to behave so badly While women in the workplace are not even close to getting paid as much as their male counterparts,...
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Call of Duty Developer Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment Chief J Allen Brack Exits Following Sexism Row
Activision Blizzard saw a management shakeup on Tuesday following employee protests and a California state lawsuit alleging the Call of Duty game maker discriminated against women.
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Google Employees Walk Out To Protest Workplace Harassment, Inequality
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.
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"Didn't Let Girls Do It In Old Days": US Judge Called Out Over Sexism
Buried in a footnote, the brief rebuke nonetheless marked a notable step in abridging gender discrimination in the legal workplace: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit scolded a veteran judge for making sexist comments in his Houston courtroom, calling his remarks "demeaning, inappropriate, and beneath the dignity" of his profession.
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Now, #Metoo Hits Australia, Workplace Sex Harassment Probe Launched
Australia launched a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment Wednesday, in a sign governments are beginning to respond to a global issue highlighted by the massive #MeToo movement.
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MIT Launches 'Grayscale'; A Game That Reflects On Workplace Sexism
The Imagination, Computation, and Expression Laboratory at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has released a new video game called Grayscale, which is designed to sensitize players to problems of sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in the workplace.
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India Urges Private Sector To Report Sex Harassment After #MeToo
Amid global efforts to crack down on sex harassment in the work place, India is reaching out to women in the private sector, urging them to report sex pests via an online portal previously restricted to government staff.
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Lawsuit Accuses Google Of Bias Against Women In Pay, Promotions
Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc's Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions.
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Women's Day: This Ad Has a Spin on Workplace Sexism You Need to See
To celebrate International Women's Day, a popular watch brand has come out with a commercial that hopes to change perceptions surrounding women and their success at the workplace.
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For Our Policewomen, Sexism, Menial Jobs and Few Promotions: Report
India's police force is not only drastically short of women, it is also plagued by sexism, with women given menial duties, bypassed for promotion and scared to report sexual harassment by male colleagues, a Commonwealth study said on Wednesday.
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Women Chefs Can Handle the Heat in the Kitchen But Have no Appetite for Sexism
Blaming a lack of female chefs on archaic assumptions about their capabilities is as weak as perpetuating the excuses that allow certain chefs to behave so badly While women in the workplace are not even close to getting paid as much as their male counterparts,...
