Activision Blizzard Staff Form Anti-Discrimination Committee - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 May 2022 / 2,346 Views
A new anti-discrimination committee has been formed by 12 Activision Blizzard employees with a goal to combat sex and gender discrimination at the gaming giant, according a report from The Washington Post.
The committee says more action is needed at the publisher even with a settlement of a September 2021 sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit and the appointment of
"My hope in joining the committee is that we don’t let the fervor die down until there is meaningful, long-lasting change," said senior motion graphic designer Blizzard Emily Knief.
"At the end of the day, I would like to go into work and not have to think about anything but my work. But based on everything that has been happening, even well before it broke through the headlines, it has been taking up a sizable portion of my day, having to think about the inaction of leadership."
Activision Blizzard spokesperson Jessica Taylor in a response to the formation of the committee said, "We appreciate that these employees want to join with us to further build a better Activision Blizzard and continue the progress we have already made. We have, for example, already upgraded our lactation facilities, waived arbitration, hired new DEI and EEO leaders, and collaborated with employees to make our policies and processes more Trans inclusive, just to name a few issues the letter raises."
The committee has a list of demands submitted on Tuesday to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, Diversity Officer Kristen Hines and Chief Human Resources Officer Julie Hodges.
The demands include giving workers the option to meet with the equal employment opportunity coordinator on diversity and inclusion initiatives, ending undocumented chats with human resources, restricting retaliation against employees, and allowing independent investigations around discrimination claims. Other demands include private lactation rooms as previously "breastmilk was being stolen" as the fridges they were kept in were not secure.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Serious question here people...
Is Activision/Blizzard on the way out? Seems like no matter what they do they are in a lose-lose situation.
Would love to hear some thoughts from the community.
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They are doing what they can to make sure the deal goes through with MS, no ABK employee wants Kotick there a second longer than he needs to be.
Sell your stock if you have.
? I hope this is a joke. If you have AB stock, you should hold to it... It will get a 25% premium in less than a year. Why would anyone sell it...
The only "reason" to sell your stock today is that you would really believe that the deal would not go through. And other than what fanboys/haters are hoping for, I can tell you that this is very unlikely to fall through.
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