Earlier this month, Google executive Ulku Rowe became the first person to face Google in court over sexist discrimination since a 2018 mass walkout led the company to stop forcing employees to settle such matters privately. A Manhattan jury rendered its verdict last week, finding that Google had discriminated against Rowe on the basis of her gender and retaliated after she objected to the mistreatment.
Rowe says the verdict represents the culmination of years of Googlers pushing back against their employer’s behavior, and she hopes it will be a first step toward greater equity at the company.
“I was able to bring this lawsuit because of the steps that many, many