A (not-so) brief history of gender discrimination lawsuits in Silicon Valley

It’s hard to name a single major company in Silicon Valley that hasn’t faced charges of sexual discrimination and gender bias.

On Friday, the Department of Labor accused Google of systematically underpaying female employees across its entire workforce.

Less than three months prior, it was Oracle in the hot seat, when the Department of Labor sued the company for paying white men more than others with the same job title. If it loses, the lawsuit could cost Oracle hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts for violating employment law.

And you try forgetting Uber. Earlier this year, the ride-hail company was accused by Susan Fowler, an engineer who formerly worked at the company, for fostering a culture of pervasive sexism and harassment, where certain men were protected when reported to HR because of their “high performance.” And although there hasn’t been a lawsuit filed yet, both Fowler and Uber have lawyered up as the company moves to investigate the claims.

Unfortunately, this year’s cases are nothing new, so here’s a timeline of some of the cases brought against Silicon Valley tech companies in just the past few years. Even though this timeline isn’t comprehensive, it is telling. Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and Qualcomm all make cameos, as does Yahoo, which faced accusations that female leadership at the company discriminated against male colleagues.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

Will you join us?

Our biggest supporters are our readers — and we’re so grateful to everyone who has made a contribution during our September campaign. We’re less than 1,000 contributions away from reaching our goal for the month, which in turn will allow us to say yes more often when our incredible journalists come to us with questions they want to answer and projects they want to pursue. Will you make a contribution before the month ends and support our policy coverage through 2024 and beyond?

One-Time Monthly Annual

$5/month

$10/month

$25/month

$50/month

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $5/month

Yes, I'll give $5/month

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via