Gender Equality

Melinda French Gates has endorsed the Gates Foundation’s decision to allocate its entire $200 billion endowment to global health by 2045. What Happened: French Gates, in her interview with Fortune, applauded the move, calling it “fantastic”. She emphasized that the foundation...

The esports industry has experienced a significant downturn in recent months, with sponsors exiting the space and resulting in scores of employees being laid off. As a response to this, and in order to retain sponsors, esports organizations are now making a concerted effort to support female...

Riot Games, a unit of Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC: TCEHY), is settling a gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit dating back to 2018 for $100 million. What Happened: The lawsuit with California’s state agencies and former women employees will see the “League of...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) employees can reportedly no longer use a channel dedicated to pay equity on Slack, a work-oriented messaging software owned by Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE: CRM).  What Happened: Apple cited internal “Slack Terms of Use” on the removal of the channel even...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjovik said she has been placed on indefinite administrative leave after raising concerns about sexism in office. What Happened: Gjovik announced on Twitter that she was placed on indefinite leave while Apple investigates her...

Shares of African American-centric media company Urban One Inc. (NASDAQ: UONE) (NASDAQ: UONEK) surged more than 29% in the regular trading session on Thursday and further gained 7.4% in the after-hours session. What Happened: Urban One likely benefited from fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp....

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)-branded credit card, which once faced allegations of discriminating against women, has reportedly found strong support from that demographic. What Happened: The Apple Card, underpinned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), now has 6.4 million cardholders on its rolls...

An inquiry has found that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)-branded credit card does not discriminate against women when it comes to the credit limit, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. What Happened: The Apple Card, which is underpinned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), didn't put women at a disadvantage...

Despite narrowing, the gender pay gap remains an issue in America. According to the Pew Research Center, female workers earned an average of 15 percent less than their male counterparts in 2018. Benzinga has partnered with personal finance app MoneyLion's PaveTheWage campaign to bring attention...

Keen observers were quick to realize there aren't a lot of emoji characters that reflect the diversity of women's careers. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google segment is looking to change that. In a corporate blog post on Thursday, Google announced that it is "promoting gender...