Uber board member resigns after making a joke about women at a company meeting on sexism; Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2017

Tracy Lien, Los Angeles Times; Uber board member resigns after making a joke about women at a company meeting on sexism

"Biillionaire businessman David Bonderman resigned from Uber’s board of directors Tuesday evening after making a joke about women at a companywide meeting aimed at addressing the harassment of women and unprofessional conduct at the company...

Bonderman’s remarks came earlier in the day when Uber held a staff meeting to discuss recommendations from a months-long investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and employee misconduct."

Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?; NPR, March 24, 2017

Aarti Shahani, NPR; 

Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?

"Uber is in crisis. This week the president resigned, after just six months on the job. Morale has been shaken following a damning account of sexual harassment. The board of directors is so concerned about the CEO's ability to lead, they're looking for a No. 2 to help steer the company.

And now — in a curious plot twist — media mogul Arianna Huffington is emerging as chief of Uber's campaign for "culture change.""

Uber’s CEO says ‘I need leadership help.’ What should it look like?; Washington Post, March 1, 2017

Jena McGregor, Washington Post; Uber’s CEO says ‘I need leadership help.’ What should it look like?

""When you are seen as somebody who is damaged, you have to find religion" and make substantial changes, said Bob Sutton, a professor at Stanford University who wrote a widely read book on uncivil workplaces called "The No A--hole Rule." He believes Kalanick needs a coach and "he needs to find some humility."...

For Uber, it could take time. "Frankly, fixing the culture of a company is an extremely complex, long-term endeavor, and you usually want to do it with the goose that laid the golden egg," said Nicholas Donatiello, a management lecturer at Stanford University. "It is not unusual for fast-growing, entrepreneurial companies to find themselves with cultures that have been double-edged swords for them. The culture that may help a company get to the point where Uber is may not be the culture to take Uber forward.""

Uber Promises Investigation After Former Engineer Blogs About Rampant Sexual Harassment; Huffington Post, February 19, 2017

Lydia O'Connor, Huffington Post; 

Uber Promises Investigation After Former Engineer Blogs About Rampant Sexual Harassment

"Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said Sunday that the ride-sharing company will investigate new allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in its workplace.

After former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a nearly 3,000-word blog post Sunday describing a nightmarish workplace culture in which male superiors solicited her for sex and human resources officers shrugged off her concerns about sexist company practices, Kalanick vowed there would be a probe into the allegations...

You can read the entirety of Fowler’s blog post here."