Uber launches 'urgent investigation' into sexual harassment claims
by Sam Levin in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#2D8YC)
Move comes after former Uber engineer Susan Fowler wrote blog outlining allegations of discrimination and sexism at cab-hailing app company
A former Uber engineer has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination, claiming that management repeatedly dismissed her complaints, protected a repeat offender and threatened to fire her for raising concerns.
The accusations from Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer who now works for technology company Stripe, prompted CEO Travis Kalanick to announce an "urgent investigation" on Sunday.
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