Home » HR practices » Diversity » Microsoft moves to strengthen its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies amid criticism and pressure Microsoft moves to strengthen its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies amid criticism and pressure In January 2022, Microsoft appointed ArentFox Schiff to review the US tech giant’s workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies. On 11 November the US law and advisory firm submitted a report of its finding to the group's board of directors. In it are recommendations to improve transparency vis-Ă -vis procedures and to reinforce both training and female representation at senior management/executive level. Through Antoine Piel. Published on 22 November 2022 Ă 13h42 - Update on 22 November 2022 Ă 13h42 Resources The genesis for this report occurred in 2019 during e-mail exchanges between some female employees who decided to call on Microsoft to implement a gender equality policy, as they highlighted issues surrounding pay, training, unwelcome behaviours, career progression, maternity leave, and so on. In response, the company put an action plan in place including a code of conduct for managers and investment in an investigation team to follow up on employees’… Antoine Piel Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
