“Former Meta director is suing the company over a ‘toxic pattern’ of silencing women: ‘I can show what happens when we want more masculine workplaces’”, 10 February 2025

Kelly Stonelake, a former Meta director, is suing the company for allegedly fostering a toxic environment that silences women...

Stonelake was laid off in January 2024 while on medical leave—now, she’s suing the company over what she alleges is a “toxic pattern” of silencing women.

In a lawsuit filed in the state of Washington, she claims that Meta neglected to act after she reported sexual harassment, retaliated against her for raising concerns about a product she deemed potentially harmful to minors, and overlooked her for promotions in favor of male colleagues on her team…

Representatives for Meta declined to comment on pending litigation…

The suit comes at a time of change for the tech giant. Zuckerberg has been trying to overhaul the company’s content moderation system and has moved to scrap several culture initiatives, including diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts...

Zuckerberg has argued the changes will mean less “censorship” on Meta’s platforms. An updated company policy on hateful content shows that this lack of censorship will allow Facebook and Instagram users to call LGBTQ people “mentally ill,” describe women as “household objects,” and demean underrepresented groups like transgender people…