Former Yahoo employee accuses company of gender bias – against men

The lawsuit revolves around the company's use of quarterly performance reviews, used to determine promotions, demotions and terminations

There's nothing particularly surprising about allegations of gender discrimination at a Silicon Valley tech firm. Over the past year, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft have all been sued for discrimination against female employees.

But in a lawsuit filed 1 February in US district court, Yahoo is accused of "actual and intentional gender-based discrimination" against male employees by Gregory Anderson, a former Yahoo employee who worked as an editorial director for the website for four years, until his firing in November 2014.