A class-action lawsuit was brought against the defendants last November SonyThe company is accused of having a long history discriminatory and sexist treatment of women.
Emma Majo sued her former employer, for gender discrimination. Sony He has since denied the claims and asked the courts for a dismissal of the case due to the lack of specific facts.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, Majo’s lawyer filed statements from eight more women about the sexism they’ve faced at the company, one of whom is a current employee.
They spoke out about sexist behavior in multiple Sony offices, and felt that it was more difficult to be promoted for a woman.
Marie Harrington, a former employee of Sony for 16 years, is one of the victims.
She recalled a meeting that was meant to highlight employees, in which 70 men were emphasized and only 4 women.
She further described how comments were made about the personal lives of the female employees that were absent for the male’s.
Harrington sites the “systemic sexism against females” as the reason she left the company in 2019.
Another woman pointed to a third party investigation done at Sony, which found “a great imbalance in terms of employee distribution”.
A former program manager, Kara Johnson, wrote “I believe Sony Is not equipped to appropriately handle toxic environments”.
