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Activision Blizzard employees walk out of work to protest rampant sexism and discrimination - The Verge

Activision Blizzard employees walk out of work to protest rampant sexism and discrimination - The Verge

Activision Blizzard employees walk out of work to protest rampant sexism and discrimination - The Verge
Jul 28, 2021 48 secs

Wednesday morning, hundreds of Blizzard employees rallied outside the company’s main campus in Irvine, California to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment and discrimination charges.

“Until these demands are met, we won’t stop fighting,” a walkout representative tells The Verge.

The move comes after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Activision Blizzard on July 20th, alleging the company had a pervasive “frat boy” culture where female employees were constantly harassed, discriminated against, and underpaid.

“There was validation, and there was education,” a walkout representative says.

“Right now they aren’t listening to us,” a walkout representative says.

In addition to taking forced arbitration out of employment contracts, employees want the company to overhaul its hiring and promotion processes, publish salary and promotion data, and hire an outside firm to audit the executive team.

They say that ending mandatory arbitration is particularly important so employees who’ve experienced harassment can come together to push for change

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