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Discrimination at Tesla is supposedly “too big to deny” as more and more female employees are beginning to speak up, following scandals at Uber and other prominent tech outfits. Numerous stories of sexual harassment, mistreatment by male managers, and unfair promotion decisions were reportedly shared at town meetings, yet one of the company’s immediate reactions was to fire an engineer who initially sued for such pervasive and discriminatory behavior.
One woman described parts of the factory as a “predator zone” for harassment. When the moderator asked women in the room if they had ever been catcalled, a significant number of women raised their hands, according to Vandermeyden. Other women allegedly talked about feeling unsafe around male managers and facing sexist remarks from superiors. Women talked about being dismissed and talked over in meetings with no other female employees, and asked questions about diversity in hiring and the lack of women in leadership positions.
One woman described parts of the factory as a “predator zone” for harassment. When the moderator asked women in the room if they had ever been catcalled, a significant number of women raised their hands, according to Vandermeyden. Other women allegedly talked about feeling unsafe around male managers and facing sexist remarks from superiors. Women talked about being dismissed and talked over in meetings with no other female employees, and asked questions about diversity in hiring and the lack of women in leadership positions.