Google accused of segregating women into lower-paid jobs
‘Three female former employees of Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions.
Brought on behalf of all women working at Google, the class action suit alleges that the company “systematically” pays women less than men for “substantially similar” work – a violation of California law, which mandates equal pay in that situation.
Women at Google face diminished career prospects compared to their male counterparts, the suit alleges, saying the company has a record of “keeping women in job ladders and levels with lower compensation ceilings and advancement opportunities” while “promoting fewer women and promoting women more slowly” than comparable men.’
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