Articles about gender discrimination

Ex-Google manager alleges in new complaint she was discriminated against for being pregnant

A former Google manager filed state and federal complaints against the tech giant this week, alleging she was retaliated against… Read More

Internal memo: Satya Nadella promises Microsoft HR overhaul following new sexual harassment complaints

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is pledging to take action as women at the company share a growing number of allegations… Read More

In leaked emails, women at Microsoft share stories of alleged sexual harassment

An increasingly large group of women at Microsoft have been emailing back and forth for several weeks, sharing their stories… Read More

Microsoft releases new diversity numbers, says it’s ‘closer to the beginning of the journey than the end’

Like much of the tech industry, Microsoft says it is focused on making its workplace more diverse and inclusive, and… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employee sues company and former manager for gender discrimination

A former Microsoft employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, as well as her former manager and an additional… Read More

Current and former Microsoft employees appeal class-action denial in gender discrimination lawsuit

Updated at 3:20 p.m. with new details on ruling and appeal. Current and former technical employees at Microsoft are not… Read More

Immigrant perspectives: Women entrepreneurs on ‘microaggressions’ and biases

Reetu Gupta, founder and CEO of Cirkled in, has 20 years of experience in corporate America. In addition to having… Read More

TLDR: Net neutrality ends, gender discrimination lawsuit against Microsoft, former Amazonian starts YouTube channel with daughter

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Microsoft tangles with current and former technical employees in court over gender discrimination suit

A federal judge in Seattle today heard arguments and delivered some blunt feedback in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought… Read More

Microsoft defends its record after court docs disclose data on harassment complaints

After court documents suggested Microsoft had a particularly low rate of taking action in sexual harassment or gender discrimination cases… Read More