The announcement came a day after Kalanick vowed to immediately investigate the allegations contained in a long blog post written Sunday by Susan Fowler, who said that she faced sexual harassment while working as a site reliability engineer at the ride-hailing technology company from November 2015 to December 2016, and that her complaints to management had gone unheeded. Fowler, who now works for technology company Stripe, said a manager harassed her with messages on the company chat system but did not face any consequences from HR despite her providing screenshots. had stellar performance reviews from his superiors) and they wouldn’t feel comfortable punishing him for what was probably just an innocent mistake on his part," Fowler wrote. She wrote that after she took screenshots of the conversation and sent them on to HR, no action was taken. On Monday, Kalanick said Uber board member Arianna Huffington, founder of Huffington Post, would also assist in the investigation alongside Liane Hornsey, the company’s newly hired chief human resources officer, and Angela Padilla, general counsel.
– Eric Holder isn't just preparing to fight President Trump's administration on behalf of California. He's also heading what Uber CEO Travis Kalanick calls an "urgent investigation" into claims that the ride-sharing service discriminated against a female engineer while ignoring her complaints of sexism and harassment, reports the Guardian. In a Monday email sent after "a tough 24 hours" for the company, Kalanick says Uber has hired Holder and a colleague at law firm Covington & Burling to conduct an "independent review," adding it's "an opportunity to heal wounds of the past and set a new standard for justice in the workplace," per ABC News. Uber's chief HR officer, general counsel, and board member Arianna Huffington will also assist in the investigation into Susan Fowler's claims. Kalanick says he's debunked at least one claim, though: Fowler said only 6% of Uber's engineers were women as of December, but Kalanick claims women make up 15% of those employed in engineering, product management, and science roles at Uber. That figure "has not changed substantively in the last year," he adds, per the Guardian. While the CEO didn't offer any figures on women in management roles at Uber, he did promise a "broader diversity report" would be released soon.