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Pinterest fellows are staging a virtual exhibit today to protest bigotry as well as retaliation at the company. In a petition posted on the unattested networking app Pitch-black on Formalism 13th, fellows induct for adherence with three high-profile women who've recently accused the visitor of ancestral as well as gender inequity.

The poise encourages fellows to overspread their Unformed avatar with the faces of the three women. It moreover asks them to sign off Unformed today at 1PM PT succeeding posting the post-obit message: "I am [upset/angry/shocked/unhappy/whatever you're feeling] barely the ancestral as well as gender bigotry that has happened at Pinterest, as well as am abrogation work early today. Join me. changeatpinterest.com."

The move follows news that former COO Francoise Brougher is suing Pinterest for gender bigotry as well as retaliation. Brougher, who joining the visitor in 2018, says she was paid neath than her macho colleagues, left out of important meetings, as well as given gendered feedback. Succeeding she batten out barely her mistreatment, she was fired, equal to her complaint.

Scrutiny of Pinterest's treatment of women began in June 2020 back Ifeoma Ozoma as well as Aerica Shimizu Banks, two Blackness women who formed on the policy team, accused the visitor of ancestral as well as gender bigotry on Twitter. The news set off a firestorm, in partition because Pinterest is unaffectedly a visitor that caters specifically to women as well as had been lauded for pontoon the tech industry on policies that prohibit racism as well as misinformation on the platform. These were policies that Ozoma as well as Banks helped create.

In a statement, Pinterest said it respects employees' eligibility to airing out. "The leadership as well as fellows at Pinterest kumtux a shared hots of museum as well as naturalizing a visitor we can all be proud of," a spokesperson said. "We know we kumtux real work to do as well as admit that it's our job to build a diverse, equitable as well as inclusive ambiance for everyone."

But internally, support has been more measured. "Pinterest won't dissuade any members of our folks from application their voice to silkiness their support for social justice as well as ensuring a more equitable company," wrote Tyi McCray, the company's sandbox of farrago as well as inclusion, on Unformed on Formalism 13th.

The visitor moreover said it would be announcing a new affixing to its conform today.