Hillary Clinton rallies women, calls out tech companies gender bias in SF speech
Source: Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pushed women to stand up for their rights Tuesday during a speech in San Francisco, while pointing a finger at local tech companies with spotty records in gender equality.
I am here today to urge us not to grow tired. Not to be discouraged and disappointed. Not to throw up our hands because change is not happening fast enough, Clinton said. We need more women at any table, at any conference call or email chain where decisions are made.
She called out Uber specifically, referencing the engineer who in a blog post last month accused the company of protecting a manager who sexually harassed her.
Stereotypes and bias run rampant even at companies that pride themselves in forward thinking, Clinton said.
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Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/28/hillary-clinton-rallies-womensf-speech/
So great to see her out giving speeches and advocating for ALL Americans! She looks great and enthusiastic.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)It's great to know that you are standing strong, fighting for us, as always!
Warpy
(111,359 posts)since the author has facts and figures to back up her claim about endemic sexism and employee harassment at Uber.
https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber
She's not the only female engineer to have documented this at Uber. Apparently "forward looking company" only refers to the financial killing any new tech startup expects to make.
monmouth4
(9,710 posts)Water's hair. She was having none of it and pointed out that women of color seem to get the brunt of these nasty remarks. She looked awesome with her leather jacket, new haircut and a great attitude. This was on FB from CNN..
George II
(67,782 posts)monmouth4
(9,710 posts)is, as you say, a racist, misogynistic oaf and I'm done with him..
sheshe2
(83,929 posts)Standing for WOMEN! I love ya girl.
LisaM
(27,839 posts)Always out there for women's rights, no matter how much people try to bury this issue.
nikibatts
(2,198 posts)LisaM
(27,839 posts)The way she still gets treated by the opposition and even by her own party makes me livid.
Cha
(297,723 posts)Mahalo.. Shine the Light!
sheshe2
(83,929 posts)Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
George II
(67,782 posts)She's inspirational.
Cha
(297,723 posts)She's beautiful!
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)It's great to see her out there standing up for women, but honestly it's what I knew she'd do. She's always done it and will continue to.
Also, I want that jacket!!!
Thanks for the pic, Cha!
Cha
(297,723 posts)She's years younger! lol
I knew it, too.. Riff.. just a matter of time. That's who she is.. those who didn't want her to speak out.. were beyond silly.
You're Welcome
True_Blue
(3,063 posts)That's my President!
Cha
(297,723 posts)sheriff in town! lol True_Blue~
Aristus
(66,467 posts)JI7
(89,276 posts)R B Garr
(16,985 posts)"certain types".
sheshe2
(83,929 posts)She is magnificent!
Maven
(10,533 posts)fun n serious
(4,451 posts)brer cat
(24,615 posts)k&R
NBachers
(17,146 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Donnie is doing just fine at screwing himself over. If she starts up, her reputation, whether deserved or not, is just going to provide that a hole with yet more distractions.
He has already tried with a tweet just recently.
She should just go about her business quietly, keep the PR to a minimum, until Donnie has finished hoisting himself upon his own petard.
murielm99
(30,765 posts)She was our nominee. She can speak where she wants.
It's fine for Bernie to be out and about speaking, but not Hillary?
Don't lay low, Hillary. We need your voice.
Baconator
(1,459 posts)... in the perception by the general public, between Presidential primary losers as opposed to Presidential general election losers?
I always felt that the primary loss was easier to come back from.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)Seriously.
I am gonna lose it today.
Baconator
(1,459 posts)These speeches should come from the future of the party and not the past.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)around here.
Step aside my ass. What a pathetically lame attempt to belittle the woman who not only won the popular vote, but is the legitimate winner of the 2016 election.
Baconator
(1,459 posts)Not sure where you are going with the last bit though.
I suppose it's just about priorities.
Some portion of the party wants to cling to the past. Another part, a growing one I suspect, wants to move on and bring in some fresh leadership that hasn't been ensconced for 40 years.
Nothing I've said is belittling. It's just time to pass the torch to someone who can produce.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)Facts are facts regardless of what appears to be your sexist and ageist thinking.
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JTFrog
(14,274 posts)best Democrats and ignore the reality that the election was stolen. You've done nothing but say you think our candidate was ineffective and that clown face himself proves it.
No one is interested in that kind of ignorance here.
Enjoy your stay.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)Just No.
She should do whatever the fuck she feels like doing.
I absolutely have had it with this bullshit. Do you just feel the need to tell women what they should be doing or what the fuck is it?
murielm99
(30,765 posts)I did not see Dean lying low, or Kerry. Hillary can do what she likes. I, for one, am happy to see her out and about and looking good. We need her voice, and I am still with her.
WTF is is with this place? Why so many Debbie Downers?
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)It's crazy how big of a problem it is going all the way back into basic education considering the huge technological contribitions women have made in the past.
They're subject to bias throughout school, driven away from the tech industry, then so many of those few that do make it through all that bullshit are subjected to harassment and misogyny as professionals.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... grace and charm.