by Brenna Johnson | Sep 21, 2018 | #MeToo, corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, women's rights
The CBS board of directors finally did the right thing. Whether it was for the right reasons remains unclear. The board ousted Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS, following allegations of sexual misconduct from six women. The accusations against Moonves were...
by Brenna Johnson | Feb 6, 2018 | discrimination and harassment, political scandals, women's rights
Congress has unveiled a new bill designed to curb sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. The legislation comes in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which led to multiple sexual harassment accusations against – and resignations by — congressmen. The bill, known as the...
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 9, 2018 | discrimination and harassment, taking a stand, women's rights
The Times Up movement charged into the spotlight at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, as actors and actresses spoke up in opposition to sexual harassment and abuse. The movement was announced in a published a letter in The New York Times on New Year’s Day by more...
by Brenna Johnson | Oct 30, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, women's rights
Accusations of sexual harassment against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have eclipsed other news stories in recent days, coming in the wake of Fox News’ ouster of Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly, also for sexual harassment. In the wake of the accusations, lawmakers and...
by Brenna Johnson | Aug 9, 2017 | gender gap, taking a stand, women's rights
On Monday we posted a blog exploring gender inequity in tech jobs in the Silicon Valley. On Tuesday, we learned that Google software engineer James Damore had created a new Silicon Valley firestorm with his 10-page internal memo. The 10-page memo,...
by Brenna Johnson | Aug 7, 2017 | discrimination, discrimination and harassment, gender gap, women's rights
Silicon Valley has been taking a lot of heat in recent months for its treatment of women in technology. Gender discrimination is apparently so ingrained there that an Uber hiring manager had this to say to a prospective female employee whom the hiring manager – a...
