In a recent development, three employees of Amazon have sued the company, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation.
What Happened: Caroline Wilmuth, Katherine Schomer, and Erin Combs, who belong to Amazon’s corporate research and strategy division, have filed a lawsuit against the company.
They claim that the e-commerce giant has been practicing gender bias by assigning women lower job titles than men in similar roles, along with higher pay. They also accused the company of regularly failing to promote women, reported CNBC.
What Happened: Caroline Wilmuth, Katherine Schomer, and Erin Combs, who belong to Amazon’s corporate research and strategy division, have filed a lawsuit against the company.
They claim that the e-commerce giant has been practicing gender bias by assigning women lower job titles than men in similar roles, along with higher pay. They also accused the company of regularly failing to promote women, reported CNBC.
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00:00 Amazon confronts gender discrimination claims as three employees file landmark lawsuit.
00:05 In a recent development, three employees of Amazon have sued the company, alleging gender
00:09 discrimination and retaliation.
00:11 Caroline Wilmeth, Catherine Schomer, and Erin Combs, who belong to Amazon's Corporate Research
00:16 and Strategy Division, have filed a lawsuit against the company.
00:20 They claim that the e-commerce giant has been practicing gender bias by assigning women
00:24 lower job titles than men in similar roles, along with higher pay.
00:28 They also accuse the company of regularly failing to promote women, reported CNBC.
00:32 The trio first raised the issues in 2021, leading to an investigation into potential
00:37 gender-based discrimination.
00:40 Wilmeth alleged that the three women in her team of four researchers were categorized
00:43 into lower-paid roles, while the only male member was placed in a higher-level and higher-paid
00:48 role.
00:49 The male researcher apparently made approximately 150 percent of Schomer's salary, according
00:54 to the complaint.
00:56 The employees also claim that Amazon retaliated "within weeks" of voicing their concerns
01:01 by demoting them, significantly reducing their job scope, and reassigning their direct reports
01:06 to a team managed by a male executive accused of gender bias.
01:10 Amazon's decision to transfer Wilmeth's reports to a team led by a male executive
01:15 was found to have a disparate impact on women in a March investigation.
01:19 Meanwhile, Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser refuted the allegations, stating, "We believe
01:24 these claims are false and will demonstrate that through the legal process," the report
01:28 noted.
01:29 Find out more on Benzinga.com.
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