Bloomberg's sexist remarks fostered company culture that degraded women, lawsuits allege

[JonLP24]

Mike Bloomberg has on repeated occasions faced and fought allegations that he directed crude and sexist comments to women in his office, including a claim in the 1990s that he told an employee who had just announced she was pregnant to "kill it."

"He told me to 'kill it' in a serious monotone voice," the woman alleged in a lawsuit. "I asked 'What? What did you just say?' He looked at me and repeated in a deliberate manner 'kill it.'"

Bloomberg has repeatedly denied that specific allegation -- which arose in a discrimination lawsuit that was settled out of court. But over the years a number of women have alleged in legal filings that Bloomberg’s use of lewd comments around co-workers fostered a frat-like culture at the company he founded and still owns. Quotes attributed to him in court filings include, "I’d like to do that piece of meat," and "I would DO you in a second."

Court records reviewed by ABC News indicate that at least 17 women have taken legal action against the company over the past three decades, with three of the cases specifically naming Bloomberg for his role in the company’s culture. None of the cases made it to trial – four were either dismissed or withdrawn, while five were settled out of court. Three cases remain active.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/bloombergs-sexist-remarks-fostered-company-culture-degraded-women/story?id=67744180&__twitter_impression=true

[Sloumeau]

1. Yeah, Bloomberg is beyond toast. :)

[redqueen]

2. Still no idea how anyone supports that guy. nt

[appalachiablue]

3. Fostered at frat-like culture, and demeaned women you say,

at a finance and media company? say it ain't so. Awful, quite common and standard even, unfortunately.