In today’s version: Yuan Sexual harassment is a big problem for Uber from tracking data collected during the period, and everyone wants to talk about the return of female founders.
– She is back. Earlier this week, I Written about the revival of female founders in 2010– A group of founders who lost control of the company in 2020 are now back and trying again. I’m glad to see it. People should get a second chance, and five years later, it seems like we should give these founders one.
It seems that this is a topic people are always looking for the right topic to talk about because the response is overwhelming. In my inbox, text, Instagram,,,,, Tiktok,,,,, LinkedInand more founders I heard of, they say they have been waiting for stories like this. I heard from founders who have never revolted with employees or “revoked” themselves, but they say they will narrow their fears to cope with the fear of bad media coverage in the past few years. Now some people just estimate the impact on the company. Other business leaders – e.g. Airbnb Founder and CEO Brian Chesky “Founder Model” debate-Stories were shared as well.
Of course, others disagree and say they are unhappy to see the founders return – they don’t believe this time will be different, or they don’t want to forgive management errors, the impact of these errors on women of color in the workforce or other issues. The debate on topics in the chat is vivid Replacement communications In chat communication From Sophia Amoruso himself, he coined the term “girlboss”.
My front wealth Colleague Beth Kowitt is now published on Bloomberg Her view on this trend On the same day. We didn’t coordinate (I promise), but both had similar feelings about what Beth called “girl’s revenge.” This week it was Ty Haney, Audrey Gelman, Yael Aflalo and Steph Korey, but it was obvious that the real impact was greater than these few women. Tell me, what do you think of this female founder 3.0 ERA? Is the situation really different now? Send me a note at the email address below!
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Also in the headlines
– Privacy n0-no. The jury ruled that metadata was illegally collected from the FLO (Time Tracking App). “Epitaped” of in-app communications violates California’s Privacy Violation Act. Yuan objected to the judgment and intended to appeal. edge
– BAD BLS News. In addition to having Trump fire the commissioner, this month’s work report revealed other news: 212,000 women over the age of 20 have left the workforce since January. (In that time, 44,000 men entered the workforce.) Although women left the workforce early in the pandemic, labor force participation has soared since 2022. Meanwhile, workplace flexibility has decreased. time
– Dangerous area. According to 2017-2022, Uber received reports of a single sexual assault or misconduct. New York Times. When Uber looked at the problems and developed tools for help, it delayed the issue requiring drivers to adopt them, but era Report. Internal documents on security standards say Uber’s goal is not to “become a policeman”, but to “set tolerate levels of risk for our actions.” Uber’s American security chief said there was “no tolerant level of sexual assault”, and 75% of reported incidents were less serious, such as commenting on someone’s appearance rather than attacks. New York Times
– Say loudly. The pendulum swings on corporate activism again. People have long been tired of stance on social issues, and now 51% of American adults say they think companies should take a public stance on current issues. Free speech, climate change, mental health and DEI are four major themes that people want businesses to respond. axis
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