Dec 15, 2020 16:00:00

Image bookmark service 'Pinterest' settled with former chief operating officer for about 2.3 billion yen, in a lawsuit over sex discrimination

Pinterest, a social media that allows you to bookmark and share images and movies on the Internet, has filed a proceedings over gender discrimination by former Chief Operating Officer Françoise Brougher for $ 22.5 million. Settled by paying (yen).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=0Archives/edgar/data/1506293/000150629320000291/pins-20201214.htm

Pinterest settles gender discrimination lawsuit brought by former COO --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/14/22175043/pinterest-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement-coo-francoise-brougher

Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $ 22.5 Million --The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/technology/pinterest-gender-discrimination-lawsuit.html

In August 2020, Brufer sued Pinterest in the San Francisco High Court for being 'sexist.' According to the complaint, Bruher's salary was lower than that of a male employee in the same position, was repeatedly excluded from important meetings, and received sexist feedback from the company's chief financial officer, Todd Morgenfeld. , He was dismissed when he complained about this treatment.

On December 15, 2020, Pinterest and Brougher said, 'Pinterest takes no responsibility.' 'Pinterest paid Brufer's lawyers $ 20 million to work in the IT industry. Both sides agreed and settled on the condition that 'we will donate $ 2.5 million (260 million yen) to charities that support minorities such as ethnic minorities.' This will cause Pinterest to pay a total of $ 22.5 million in this proceeding.

In addition to being sued by Brufer, Pinterest was criticized by two black women on the public policy team for 'remaining low wages despite leading an important initiative.' Furthermore, in August 2020, more than 200 employees submitted a petition for equality in race and gender, and it seems that they had multiple problems related to racial and sexual discrimination. I am.

'We are delighted that Pinterest has taken it very honestly,' Brougher said. A Pinterest spokeswoman said, 'We swiftly took the steps necessary to become a company where all employees are supported and feel like they are friends,' citing measures such as transparency of salary information. '.