The Court approves the payment by Riot of 100 million dollars for gender discrimination
In 2018 an article was published denouncing an important problem within Riot Games . The study was accused of promoting a sexist and toxic work environment . The plaintiff commented that the problems began in the job interview , where women had to endure, in the best of cases, as shameful questions and attitudes of their future male colleagues . He also denounced a certain hypocrisy of the study, saying that although he claims to promote diversity, of the 23 most important positions, only one of them was occupied by a woman.
Riot Games had tried to defend himself by saying that they based his recruitment especially on core gamers (the true gamers), and that, according to statistical disparity within the study, was explained by the fact that this environment welcomed a very large number of players. Most men . The study played the letter of ignorance about macho culture within the work environment, but very quickly an investigation showed that the facts denounced were real. A trial began then, and after its confirmation in December, the definitive closure of the case would have taken place a lot ago.
An overwhelming victory for victims
Melanie McCracken and Jessica Negron are the two women who denounced the actions of the study. Specifically, they revealed that they had read an email chain in which Riot Games employees classified the women of the company according to their plasticity , while qualifying some of them as good good to bed with them, but to which the call is not returned. Never_. In addition to this ranking of a bad toilet, there was another thread where men commented What would be to be within these women .
The cherry icing, then of a year temporarily occupying a management male employee for this position in its position , one of whose first missions was to fire it . As for Melanie Cracken, after having contacted a high member of the company to complain about the behavior of her superior, ** had the unpleasant surprise to discover that her superior had been informed of the matter, and the name of the complainant to despite your anonymity application.
However, the culture of Riot Games was not only problematic for its employees. At that time, the study could refuse to launch a champion if the latter was not sexy enough . In 2019, Riot Games and the plaintiffs seemed to have reached a Agreement for 10 million dollars to restructure the company . The Supreme Court of California had decided to continue with the lawsuit Anyway, after the Department of Equality in Employment and Housing of California refused to accept this verdict. According to an article published by the Axios website, Riot Games received the order to pay 100 million dollars in damages to employees who worked for them between November 2014 and December 2021.
current situation within the study
Despite the numerous statements of the study to affirm that they are actively working to enhance diversity, today only there are 2 women of the 23 most important positions, only one more than three years ago. According to them, Riot Games would use more and more women, but in the end only one third of recruited people would identify as such. In addition, among all employees, only 1% of them occupy managerial positions.
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