Google’s cloud computing engineering director accused Google Inc. of sex discrimination against her and retaliated after she protested, resulting in more than $ 1 million in compensation.
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According to Bloomberg Law, the director, named Ulku Rowe, accused Google of placing her in a position one level lower and at a lower salary than her less experienced male coworkers hired at the same time when they hired her in 2017. She also claimed that she had missed out on a promotion because of a male coworker who was less senior than she was.
On Friday, a New York jury ruled that Google did indeed discriminate on the basis of gender, and ordered Google to pay Roy $1.15 million (currently about RMB 8.418 million) in punitive damages and moral damages. Roy had 23 years of experience when she joined Google, and the lawsuit documents claimed that Google intentionally underpaid her when it hired her, putting her well below the pay scale of her male colleagues.
Nearly five years ago, about 20,000 Google employees organized a strike to demand changes in the company’s handling of sexual harassment practices and discrimination. Despite the company’s promises to do better on sexual harassment, its response to discrimination still leaves a lot to be desired. According to Bloomberg Law, Roy’s lawsuit is the first such case Google has faced since that protest.
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