Tinder Lawsuit Paints Tech World as 'Worse' Than 'Frat-Like'
Posted in: UncategorizedA lawsuit filed by a female executive alleging harassment and discrimination at a popular dating startup is reinforcing concerns that the technology industry is still a boys’ club that’s unwelcoming to women.
Whitney Wolfe, former VP-marketing for Tinder who described herself as a co-founder, said in a lawsuit filed June 30 that co-founder Justin Mateen verbally disparaged her and that company executives ignored her complaints and didn’t publicly recognize her as a co-founder because she’s a “girl.”
Tinder’s Chief Executive Officer Sean Rad said in an internal memo to employees obtained by Bloomberg News and confirmed by the company that the allegations are “full of factual inaccuracies and omissions.” Mr. Rad and the company, as well as parent IAC/InterActiveCorp, which was also named in the lawsuit, haven’t yet responded in court.
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