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Pinterest workers are on the road to protest discrimination
Today Pinterest employees organize a virtual march against discrimination and the company's retaliation. In a request for solidarity with the three high-profile women who recently accused the society of racial inequality & gender in the Blind Anonymous Networking App on August 13, 2011.
The request encourages employees to overlay the faces of the three women with their Slack avatar. It also asks them to sign Slack today at 1PM PT following a message:I am concerned about the racial and gender discrimination in Pinterest (I am [scrambling / angrifying / shocked / unhappy / whichever you feel) and am leaving the job early today. Join me. changate.com. Join me.
The move is followed by news that Pinterest was prosecuted for gender discrimination and retribution by former coo Françoise Brougher. Brougher, who joined the company in 2018, says that she received fewer benefits than her male colleagues, had left important meetings and had gender feedback. According to her complaint, she was fired after she spoke about her mistreatment.
Pinterest 's treatment for women began scrutiny in June 2020 with the accusation of racial and gender discrimination on Twitter made by Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks, two Black women on the policy team.
The news triggered a corporate tempest, partly because Pinterest was a women-specific company, and it has been praised for leading the technology industry in policies which prevent racism and misinformation on the platform. Ozoma and Banks helped to create these policies.
Pinterest said in a statement that it respected the decision of employees to leave. "Pinterest leadership and staff share the goal of constructing and encouraging a company that we can all be proud of," a spokesman said. "We know we have to do real work and we recognize that we have to create an environment for everyone that is diverse, equitable and inclusive."
However, support was more measured internally. Tyi McCray, head of diversity and inclusion of the company, on Slack on 13 August, said: "Pinterest will not dissuade any of our communities from using their voices to demonstrate support for social justice and ensure a more fair company.
The company also announced today a new addition to the Board of Directors.
