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Uber case a watershed for women in tech

Company's reputation now looks like an existential problem and it will have to get to the bottom of allegations

Published Fri, Mar 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM

FEW women in Silicon Valley were surprised by the revelations about Uber detailed this month by Susan Fowler, a software engineer who published an exposé on the culture of sexism and sexual harassment that she said she battled during her year at the ride-hailing company.

For many women in Silicon Valley, the contours of Ms Fowler's story rang true from sorry experience. There are tales like hers from across the tech industry. This week, The Guardian reported that a female Tesla empl…

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