Google Will Pay 1.15 Million Dollars in Compensation to Turkish Executive

The dream of many Working in technology giant companies Even though it is embellishing, when it comes to actually working with those companies, people may not find what they expect. Turkish manager who started working at Google Ülkü Rowe also falls into this second group.

She had previously been excluded from various events because she was a woman, and within the company is prevented from rising Rowe, who appealed to the court by saying that male employees with similar experience or less experience were paid more than female employees, was entitled to compensation.

The jury voted in favor of Ülkü Rowe.

Rowe joined Google in 2017 with 23 years of experience. for 6 years He was a manager in the cloud computing unit. Rowe, who was offered a significantly lower salary than her male counterparts, also went to court after someone more inexperienced than her and who did not have all the necessary qualifications was appointed as vice president.

Jury out at Rowe’s workplace wronged He expressed his opinion that Google should not pay Rowe for the salaries and bonuses he was deprived of, as well as the psychological wear and tear Rowe suffered in this process. $1.15 million It was decided to pay. On the other hand, the jury concluded that Google did not violate the equal pay law in New York.

Rowe’s attorney Cara GreeneUnderlining the jury decision, he said that with this decision, the injustices his client was exposed to were accepted and a message was sent to companies that discrimination was unacceptable. A few years ago, Google 20 thousand It was criticized for harassment and discrimination issues at a protest attended by its employees.