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Article

21 Jan 2022

Author:
Tom Warren, The Verge

USA: Microsoft commissions third-party review of its harassment and discrimination policies; incl. co. comment

"Microsoft commissions third-party review of its harassment and discrimination policies," 14 Jan. 2022

Microsoft’s board of directors is hiring a law firm to review the company’s policies on sexual harassment and discrimination after years of complaints of wrongdoing at the company. The review, which will be conducted by law firm Arent Fox, will include a public transparency report “assessing the effectiveness of the company’s workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies, training, and related policies.”

... The board report will also examine multiple allegations of discrimination and harassment that were surfaced in an internal Microsoft email chain in 2019. Allegations of sexual harassment, stories about demeaning behavior, and sexist comments were all highlighted in the email chain where Microsoft employees complained the company didn’t take any action in many cases.

... “We’re committed not just to reviewing the report but learning from the assessment so we can continue to improve the experiences of our employees,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a statement accompanying the announcement of the review. “I embrace this comprehensive review as an opportunity to continue to get better”.