#Activision prevails in shareholder suit over sex bias claims

#Activision prevails in shareholder suit over sex bias claims

“Activision prevails in shareholder suit over sex bias claims” Activision Blizzard has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California accusing the video game maker of misleading investors by downplaying the severity of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees. Los Angeles-based US District Judge Percy Anderson, in a decision released on Tuesday, found that a…

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#Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination

#Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination

“Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination” People used to talk about “resistance” to President Donald Trump. That’s old hat. Now it’s resistance to the woke. And we’re seeing more and more of that resistance. University of Michigan economics professor Mark J. Perry is working with numerous folks across the nation to file equal-opportunity complaints…

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#British mother fired for having an ‘inconvenient’ pregnancy

#British mother fired for having an ‘inconvenient’ pregnancy

“#British mother fired for having an ‘inconvenient’ pregnancy” A mother was told her pregnancy was “inconvenient” for her boss while she was off work sick with the same debilitating morning sickness condition suffered by Kate Middleton. Receptionist Kiran Nasreen was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which can leave women bedridden and vomiting, and told her boss,…

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#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men

#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men

“#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men” Facebook has been accused of enabling sexist job advertising and breaking equality law. Campaign group Global Witness claims the tech giant has a biased algorithm that determines who will see a job ad and that it’s failing to crack down on discrimination. The group conducted an…

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#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns

#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns

“#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns” An Apple senior engineering program manager said she was placed on indefinite administrative leave Wednesday after raising concerns about sexism, a hostile work environment and unsafe working conditions.  Ashley M. Gjøvik told The Verge she asked Apple to mitigate the hostile work environment while they investigate” the claims she had…

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#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case

#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case

“#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case” A car dealership in the UK is paying the price for alleged workplace discrimination. Hartwell Ford, a franchised dealership network that operates throughout England, reportedly lost a discrimination case to a former employee who says they were excluded from monthly team lunches, Newsweek reports. Receptionist Malgorzata Lewicka sued the dealership…

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#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps

#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps

“#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps” The authors of a new book are arguing for race-blind dating apps — and the removal of filters for race and ethnicity. Finding love, they say, isn’t so black-and-white.  In a new book, “The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance,” sociologists Jennifer Lundquist,…

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