Emma major, a former female it analyst at Sony Playstation, filed a gender discrimination lawsuit last November, claiming that Playstation paid lower wages to women engaged in similar jobs than men and was hindered in promotion. Major also claimed that she was fired shortly after reporting gender bias.
Eight more women joined the lawsuit in March. They shared testimony in the lawsuit, claiming that male employees would rank according to the appearance of female colleagues, share "dirty jokes and female images", and join strip clubs at lunch. A number of women claimed inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment, including being approached and touched. Women have difficulty in promotion, and the company pays little attention to their work.
In April, a federal judge ruled that major's sex discrimination lawsuit lacked the necessary evidence, so he dismissed most of the contents of the lawsuit. However, the judge believes that some elements of the case can still be continued. These contents relate to major's dismissal from Playstation and any possible violation of whistleblower protection.
Now, according to foreign media Axios, Emma major has resubmitted a revised lawsuit to the California court, this time seeking compensation for all women below the vice president of Playstation's California branch, rather than for all female employees of Playstation in the United States.
The charges in the new lawsuit are basically similar to those in the original lawsuit filed in November 2021 - including obstacles to women's promotion, unequal pay, etc. - but the new lawsuit adds "more specific facts about Playstation policies and practices that institutionalize gender discrimination and gender harassment."
In addition, the new lawsuit also includes details of the statement submitted by female employees of Playstation in March and a Deloitte study, which found that the proportion of women in Sony's management positions was "very low" compared with their peers.