A
former Twitter female software engineer has filed a proposed class
action claiming the company’s “black box” promotion process unlawfully
favors men, the latest suit to highlight claims of widespread gender
discrimination in the tech industry.
In
a suit filed Thursday in California state court in San Francisco, where
Twitter is based, engineer Tina Huang says the microblogging company
has no formal procedures for posting job openings or granting
promotions, relying instead on a secretive “shoulder tap” process that
elevates few women to top engineering positions.
Recently,
Chiang Hong, a former Facebook employee had sued the company for
several claims including sexual and racial discrimination.
Hong,
who worked for Facebook from June 2010 to October 2013, claimed she
faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation and was eventually
fired, according to The New York Times. The reason for the
discrimination was being alleged as Hong’s being a woman and of
Taiwanese descent, adds the report.
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