Google has been ordered by a New York jury to pay greater than $1 million to a feminine government who sued the corporate for gender discrimination and retaliation. Ulku Rowe, who works as a Google Cloud engineering director, claimed that Google employed her at a decrease degree and decrease wage than males with comparable {qualifications} and expertise. She additionally alleged that Google denied her a promotion that went to a much less certified male colleague, and retaliated towards her when she complained in regards to the unfair remedy.
Rowe joined Google in 2017 with 23 years of expertise within the tech business. She mentioned that Google positioned her at a degree that paid considerably lower than what males had been provided for comparable roles. The jury discovered that Google violated regulation by discriminating towards Rowe primarily based on her gender, and awarded her $1.15 million in damages. The jury additionally discovered that Google’s actions induced Rowe emotional misery and psychological anguish.
That is the primary case of gender discrimination that Google has confronted because the 2019 walkout when about 20,000 Google workers protested the corporate’s dealing with of sexual harassment and bias complaints. Whereas Google promised to enhance its insurance policies and practices on sexual misconduct, it has not addressed the problems of pay fairness and profession development for girls and underrepresented teams.
In the meantime, Google introduced that it’s going to be a part of the ranks of high cell makers who produce smartphones in India. On the Google for India occasion in New Delhi, Rick Osterloh, the pinnacle of Pixel gadgets at Google, mentioned that India is a key marketplace for Google’s Pixel telephones. He mentioned that Google will launch its ‘Made in India’ initiative with Pixel 8, which might be obtainable in 2024. Google is the newest entrant to the smartphone manufacturing scene in India, the place many main manufacturers equivalent to Apple, and Samsung and a few Chinese language gamers like Xiaomi, Tecno and Oppo have already got their manufacturing models.
Google revealed that it’s going to collaborate with native and international makers to supply Pixel telephones in India. Nevertheless, Google has not but disclosed the identify of its Indian manufacturing companion. Along with this, Google has introduced its partnership with HP to fabricate Chromebooks in India.
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