Sentences with phrase «facing sexual harassment»

As Deadline points out, this is the second recent example of artists and producers taking dramatic steps to free their films from any association with the expanding list of Hollywood figures facing sexual harassment allegations.

(It is also facing a sexual harassment suit by a former junior partner.)

< > I just spoke to Sarah Kunst and learned from her that at least 12 other women including me, have faced sexual harassment or advances from Dave of various degrees.

who faced a sexual harassment scandal and who had reportedly retained Dietl's services as an investigator.

It's also worth noting that Schwarzenegger has himself faced sexual harassment allegations, with him backing out of an award ceremony in December when a group threatened to stage a protest.

George Clooney says his wife Amal has faced sexual harassment at work.Following the allegations that producer Harvey Weinstein harassed and assaulted...

An alarming number of Canadian women in the workforce have faced sexual harassment in their careers.

By Mitchell Rose An alarming number of Canadian women in the workforce have faced sexual harassment in their careers.

Status of Women Canada should work with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to address the gaps that exist for foreign service officers who face sexual harassment in the workplace.

Under Kalanick's management the company faced sexual harassment accusations, a criminal investigation from the Department of Justice and a intellectual property dispute.

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Faced with the reality of sexual harassment, just about every industry is rewriting its rulebook.

Under Kalanick, Uber had run roughshod over regulators, faced accusations of rampant sexual harassment, and allegedly obtained medical records of a woman in who said an Uber driver in India had raped her (Uber recently settled a U.S. lawsuit that the woman had filed against the company).

Susan Fowler, the former Uber software engineer who wrote an explosive blog post last year about sexual harassment that she faced at the company, has become an outspoken opponent of forced arbitration agreements.

Certainly, there are many cases of blatant discrimination — just look at the disaster Uber faced with how it handled sexual harassment.

Whether it's in the White House, the board room or any company in America, sexual harassment is the dark reality that has faced us forever as women.

SoFi is only the latest in a string of Silicon Valley companies facing accusation of sexual harassment and hostile work environments.

Many small businesses face dilemma with sexual harassment policy, but 5 % have fired or suspended employees since the #MeToo movement began.

Women in certain jobs, Burn argues, particularly those in which physical appearance plays a role, «sometimes face increased levels of sexual harassment because their jobs implicitly condone their sexual objectification.

It also aims to bring attention to the lower wages, sexual harassment, discrimination, and job insecurity that women often face.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson says she «never expected to be the face of sexual harassment by any stretch of the imagination.»

This stubborn problem has remained for years despite more women joining the ranks of investors and increased awareness of the blatant sexism and sexual harassment female founders sometimes face when raising money.

The allegations come at a time when other Silicon Valley companies face scrutiny for pay gaps, gender discrimination and sexual harassment.

The #MeToo movement is shining a light on stories of sexual harassment and discrimination that have remained in the dark for far too long, but women founders are still facing an uphill battle when it comes to securing venture capital funding for their startups.

If that wasn't bad enough, its flamboyant founder and CEO, Montreal native Dov Charney, was facing a series of sexual harassment lawsuits.

«A lot of people questioned our investment strategy,» Serruya says, especially because Charney was facing a handful of sexual harassment lawsuits.

It continued with a piece on the tech website The Information in which women working in Silicon Valley described sexual harassment from Binary Capital co-founder Justin Caldbeck (who now also faces a lawsuit from a former employee).

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately,

Uber has been under pressure from investors and has faced flak over the past year over issues ranging from workplace ethics and sexual harassment allegations.

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately, should) get many CEOs fired from their companies.

Uber faced further tumult last month when Susan Fowler, a former employee, wrote a public blog post detailing what she described as her experience being subjected to sexual harassment while having the company's human resources department ignore her complaints.

She alleges that she faced repeated harassment, cyberbullying, and sexual discrimination and harassment during her employment, according to NBC News.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

No one knows how the company will move forward in the face of separate allegations of sexual harassment and stealing trade secrets.

Eight current and former female employees at XPO Logistics filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in April saying they were aggressively groped, faced unwanted sexual advances, lewd comments and retaliation for reporting harassment to their human resources department.

Women face not only labor abuses, but also encounter sexual harassment, abuse, and rape at alarming rates.

The problem is that the response from American Muslims has been about as effective as Herman Cain's PR strategy in the face of sexual harassment allegations.

I am grieved that the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment is at once so widespread and so unacknowledged that hundreds of thousands of voices on the strangely powerful but impersonal platform of social media have to raise their personal pain in the face of society to convince the world of the problem.

Facing growing pressure to resign his leadership post, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for the first time publicly said «I'm sorry» for helping to cover up the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway accused Hillary Clinton of «hypocrisy» for distancing herself from Weinstein even though her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had faced several allegations of committing «sexual harassment in the workplace.»

Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him.

-LRB-... Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him....)

Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins defended Democratic Senate hopeful Shelley Mayer's handling of sexual harassment complaints made by legislative aides, saying the lawmaker faces «a double standard» with the criticism.

State Republican spokeswoman Jessica Proud in response pointed to the allegations facing Sam Hoyt, the former assemblyman who left the Cuomo administration last year after he was accused of sexual harassment, and the late former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

Singas said it's too soon to draw any conclusions, but she said Schneiderman could potentially face charges of harassment, sexual assault, kidnapping, obstruction of breathing — and strangulation, which was criminalized through a law that, ironically, Schneiderman helped craft when he was a state senator.

Whitman's decision comes at an inopportune time for Republican supporters as Trump has faced backlash for his controversial comments regarding sexual harassment and an ongoing feud with the family of U.S. fallen soldier Humayun Khan.

Nick Clegg faced one of the worst crises of his leadership today, as his statement on the allegations of sexual harassment by a senior party figure dragged him to the centre of the row.

Last month State Sen. Tony Avella made headlines once again by breaking with his colleagues when he called for Speaker Silver to step down in the face of an apparent cover up of sexual harassment charges involving Assembly Member Vito Lopez.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo threw more than just one lifeline to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Thursday as he faces continuing questions over how he and his top deputies handled sexual harassment complaints against Assemblyman Vito Lopez..

The former Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard is considering taking civil action against the party after being suspended and facing another inquiry after refusing to apologise over sexual harassment claims.

He has been under nearly constant fire for his handling of sexual harassment complaints within the 150 - member chamber and for years has faced questions about his outside income.