The Guardian: Silicon Valley's gender problem extends beyond pay gap

Companies like Arjuna are beginning to take action to address pay inequality, but demographic data doesn’t tell the full story of women’s experience

Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, earned infamy for his declaration thatwomen should not bother to ask for raises. Instead, he suggested in October 2014, they should have faith that the system will reward them appropriately. Refraining from asking for a raise, he added, is actually “good karma”.

When his remarks were greeted with howls of outrage, Nadella backpedalled at the speed of light. Less than a year later, Microsoft was sued by a former employee, Katie Moussouris, now chief policy officer at HackerOne, alleging gender bias.

Moussouris claimed that she was only one of a number of women at Microsoftwho earned less than their male counterparts. Moussouris also alleged that men received preferential treatment in promotions and systematically received more favorable job reviews.

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