{"id":2425,"date":"2021-08-08T10:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/08\/activision-blizzard-scandal-a-watershed-moment-for-women-in-the-gaming-industry\/"},"modified":"2021-08-08T10:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:41:18","slug":"activision-blizzard-scandal-a-watershed-moment-for-women-in-the-gaming-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/08\/activision-blizzard-scandal-a-watershed-moment-for-women-in-the-gaming-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard scandal a \u2018watershed moment\u2019 for women in the gaming industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s legal action could mark step towards fixing culture of harassment, experts say<\/p>\n

For women at Activision Blizzard, one of the world\u2019s most famous video game companies, showing up to work meant navigating near daily episodes of humiliation, sexual harassment, and even physical abuse, according to a bombshell lawsuit that has prompted a reckoning within the gaming industry.<\/p>\n

The claims paint a disturbing <\/strong>picture of life for female employees: rampant sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, and a \u201cfrat boy\u201d workplace culture where men objectified women\u2019s bodies and openly joked about rape.<\/p>\n

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\nCalifornia\u2019s legal action could mark step towards fixing culture of harassment, experts say
\nFor women at Activision Blizzard, one of the world\u2019s most famous video game companies, showing up to work meant navigating near daily episodes of humiliation, sexual harassment, and even physical abuse, according to a bombshell lawsuit that has prompted a reckoning within the gaming industry.
\nThe claims paint a disturbing picture of life for female employees: rampant sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, and a \u201cfrat boy\u201d workplace culture where men objectified women\u2019s bodies and openly joked about rape. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s legal action could mark step towards fixing culture of harassment, experts say For women at Activision Blizzard, one of the world\u2019s most famous video game companies, showing up to work meant navigating near daily episodes of humiliation, sexual harassment, and even physical abuse, according to a bombshell lawsuit that has prompted a reckoning within …<\/p>\n

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