GUEST: With the #MeToo movement underway, the tide is rapidly turning for women who have been subjected to sexual assault, harassment and discrimination. In record numbers, predators in politics, entertainment and business are being held to the fire by their victims, lambasted publicly and, in many cases, exiled from their industry. As this swift wave […]
Tag: sexism
The behavior of Robert Mugabe’s wife ‘Gucci Grace’ inspired rage across Zimbabwe — but her downfall also led to rampant sexism
Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Grace Mugabe was known for her corruption and extravagant spending in Zimbabwe, and was forced out along with her husband, Robert Mugabe, last month. The response though has drawn widespread sexism across Zimbabwean society. Zimbabwe’s record on women’s rights in general is mixed. During his 37 years as Zimbabwe’s prime minister and president, […]
Nicki Minaj Has Some Things to Say About Sexism in Hip-Hop
Yesterday, on-the-rise rapper Russ – whose debut album There’s Really a Wolf recently went gold – took a moment to tweet his 1.24 million followers a shout-out to Nicki Minaj: People needa put more respect on @NICKIMINAJ name pic.twitter.com/gyPWpgZ6hg — Russ (@russdiemon) October 25, 2017 Minaj took the praise to heart, not only thanking Russ, […]
Automotive News investigates how rampant sexism hurts the auto industry
Automotive News is tackling something that should’ve been addressed decades ago: rampant sexism in the automotive industry. You don’t even need to be part of that industry to know it’s a problem — everybody has probably heard a story of a female car shopper being ignored, belittled or generally poorly treated at a car dealership. […]
Uber to donate $1.2 million to Girls Who Code as tech industry reels from sexism scandals
Uber has announced a partnership with Girls Who Code, the not-for-profit organization that’s setting out to “close the gender gap” in technology. As part of the three-year tie-up, Uber will mete out $ 1.2 million to help Girls Who Code “grow hundreds of after school and immersion programs” across the U.S., according to Komal Mangtani, […]
Andy Murray Had The Best Response To A Reporter's “Casual Sexism”
“Sam is the first US player to reach a major semi-final since 2009, how would you…”, asked a reporter, before Murray interrupted. “Male player,” said the world number one, to awkward laughter from the reporter asking the question. “Ah yes… Male player. That’s for sure.” Let’s block ads! (Why?) BuzzFeed – Latest
Silicon Valley doesn’t need more apologies for sexism — it needs a plan
Meena Harris Finally, the ugly reality of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley is getting the extensive coverage it always warranted. That has happened because of courageous women like Susan Fowler, Niniane Wang, Susan Ho, Leiti Hsu, and so many others who have spoken out. Now industry leaders like Reid Hoffman have begun to highlight sexual […]
Uber board member resigns after making a sexist comment at a meeting intended to address sexism at the company
Uber board member David Bonderman resigned from the company’s board on Tuesday after making a sexist comment during a company meeting earlier in the day. Bonderman’s attempt at a joke, which played on a stereotype that women talk too much, came amid a discussion about the steps the ride-hailing company plans to take to address complaints about […]
Early Uber investor Chris Sacca was upset after sexism claims against company, but ‘nothing about that story shocked me at all’
Flickr/Loic Le Meur AUSTIN — Shark Tank judge and early Uber investor Chris Sacca took the stage at SXSW and started handing out beers. “We’re going to do this unlike Uber. The women get them first,” Sacca said as he gave the Lone Star beers to women in the audience. It was a snipe at one […]
Another Uber engineer alleges sexism and harassment
Another former Uber engineer has stepped forward with sexism allegations against the tech company. But this story is different from Susan Fowler’s account in a major way: the harassment came from a woman. “I wasn’t dealing with some white guy in power,” wrote Keala Lusk in a Medium post published Friday. In the post, Lusk […]