Google is inclined to pressure workers on the policy of sexual misconduct
Google is inclined to pressure workers on the policy of sexual misconduct
Google promises to be more forceful and open about its handling of cases of sexual misconduct, a week after thousands of well-paid engineers and others came out in protest of its male-dominated culture.
Google bowed to one of the main demands of the protesters by abandoning compulsory arbitration of all cases of sexual misconduct. Now it will be optional, so workers can choose to sue in court and present their case before a jury. Reflects a change made by the tour service Uber After complaints from his female employees prompted an internal investigation. The probe concluded that his rank had been poisoned by unrestrained sexual harassment.
"The leaders of Google and I have listened to their comments and have been moved by the stories they have shared," CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to Google employees. "We recognize that we have not always been right in the past and we sincerely regret it, it is clear that we must make some changes." Thursday's email was obtained by The Associated Press.
Last week, the technology giant's workers left their cubicles in dozens of offices around the world to protest what they consider the lax treatment of senior executives and other male workers accused of sexual harassment and other misdemeanors. of conduct. The organizers of the protest estimated that around 20,000 workers participated.
The reforms are the ultimate consequences of a broader social reaction against the exploitation of men by their subordinate women in business, entertainment and politics, a movement that has generated the "MeToo" hashtag as a sign of unity and a call To the change.
Google will provide more details about cases of sexual misconduct in internal reports available to all employees. The breakdowns will include the number of cases that were confirmed in various departments of the company and list the types of penalties imposed, including dismissals, wage cuts and mandatory counseling.
The company is also intensifying its training aimed at preventing misconduct. It requires that all employees go through the process annually instead of every year. Those who fall behind in their training, including senior executives, will be affected by annual performance reviews, which will leave a stain that could reduce their salary and hinder promotion.
But Google did not address the protesters' demand for a commitment to pay women in the same way as men who perform similar work. When previously faced with accusations of aborting women, formulated by the US Department of Labor and in lawsuits filed by female employees, Google has maintained that its compensation system does not discriminate between men and women.
The changes were not enough to satisfy Vicki Tardif Holland, a Google employee who helped organize and spoke at the protests near the company's office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week.
"While Sundar's message was encouraging, important points related to discrimination, inequity and representation were not addressed," Holland wrote in an email in response to an AP consultation.
However, employment experts predicted that the generally positive outcome of the massive Google lift will surely have domino effects in Silicon Valley and perhaps in the rest of the US companies.
"These things can be contagious," said Thomas Kochan, a professor of administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who specializes in employment issues. "I hope to see other professionals act when they see something bad."
Some employers may even preemptively adopt some of Google's new policies, given their prestige, said Stephanie Creary, who specializes in workplace and diversity issues at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. "When Google does something, other employers tend to copy it," he said.
Google was caught in the spotlight two weeks ago after The New York Times detailed the accusations of sexual misconduct against the creator of Google's Android software, Andy Rubin. The newspaper said that Rubin received a compensation package for 90 million dollars in 2014 after Google concluded that the accusations were credible. Rubin has denied the accusations.
Like its colleagues in Silicon Valley, Google has already recognized that its workforce is too focused on white and Asian men, especially in computer programming jobs and better paid executives. Women account for 31 percent of Google employees worldwide, and it is lower for leadership roles.
Critics believe that the gender imbalance has created a "brogammer" culture similar to a college fraternity house that treats women as sexual objects. As part of its ongoing efforts, Google will now require that at least one woman or a non-Asian ethnic minority be included on the list of candidates for executive positions.
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Technology writer AP Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this story.
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