Workplace bullying and harassment rife as one in two UK women experience sexual harassment in the office September 22, 2015 “In many respects, women are people too.” “Bisexuals are just greedy.” What’s the most offensive comment you’ve overheard at your office? Solicitor firm Thomas Mansfield asked this question in a survey and responses came pouring in. An image campaign of some of the worst responses illustrates that workplace bullying is a big problem. According to [...]
Labour leadership candidates Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper attack Jeremy Corbyn’s women-only train proposal August 27, 2015 Politicians from across the political spectrum have hit out at Jeremy Corbyn's proposals for women-only train carriages. The Labour leadership hopeful first floated the idea last night as a way of combating harassment on public transport, saying: "It is unacceptable that many women and girls adapt their daily lives in order to avoid being harassed on the [...]
Uber adds ranks in Indian cities July 1, 2015 Controversial transport technology firm Uber yesterday announced it will open operations in seven more Indian cities, to keep up with local rival Ola. It brings the total number of its operating territories there to 18. From today it will make India the company’s second-largest territory after the US. Uber has not had an easy ride [...]
Forget chauvinism: It’s good to be a woman in business June 29, 2015 Almost every week, another story portrays the City as a bastion of chauvinism, where women are underpaid and undervalued, dominated by macho males and discriminated against. In almost 20 years, I have never seen this happen. I have never been overlooked for a job, promotion or pay rise because I was a woman. My salary [...]
American Apparel issues its founder with restraining order June 2, 2015 IT’S A special case when the company you founded takes out a restraining order against you, but American Apparel’s relationship with founder and former boss Dov Charney is a special case. The company confirmed in a regulatory filing yesterday that it had been granted a restraining order against Charney, who was dramatically ousted from his [...]
Now American Apparel has taken out a restraining order against Dov Charney June 2, 2015 It's a special case when the company you founded takes out a restraining order against you – but then again, American Apparel's relationship with founder and former boss Dov Charney is a special case. The company confirmed in a regulatory filing today that it had been granted a restraining order against Charney, who was dramatically [...]
Goldman Sachs vs Sonia Pereiro-Mendez: Bank signs deal over £2m sex discrimination claim April 21, 2015 US investment bank Goldman Sachs yesterday agreed an out-of- court settlement with London-based analyst Sonia Pereiro-Mendez who had claimed that its sex discrimination had cost her almost £2m in bonuses. Details of the payout were not disclosed after the agreement was struck just hours after it was due to go into its second day. The [...]
American Apparel founder Dov Charney fired from clothing brand for good December 17, 2014 American Apparel has finally said farewell to its founder and former chief executive Dov Charney, and appointed its first female chief executive in his place. The clothing brand first tried to push Charney out of the door back in June after an internal investigation found that his well-documented behavioural issues threatened to undermine the [...]
Ukip’s Roger Bird suspended following sexual harassment allegations by candidate Natasha Bolter December 9, 2014 A high-profile Ukip candidate has quit the party after saying she was sexually harassed by its general secretary, according to reports. Natasha Bolter, a key speaker at the party's annual conference, is said to have pulled out of hustings for the winnable seat in South Basildon, Essex. She told The Times she had been sexually harassed by Ukip's [...]
Bumble: Tinder’s ousted co-founder has hit back with her own dating app November 25, 2014 Whitney Wolfe is the Tinder co-founder who departed in a hail of allegations and lawsuits earlier this year. At the time, she accused fellow founder Justin Mateen (who quit in September) of stripping her of her "co-founder" title because her age and gender was "damaging" to the company's brand. Ouch. The sexual harassment lawsuit that [...]