In June 2014, Tinder co-founder and former VP Marketing Whitney Wolfe filed suit against the company, detailing an extensive history of sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination. As well, in November 2013, Tinder CMO Justin Mateen and CEO Sean Rad removed Wolfe's co-founder title, saying that having a "girl founder" "devalues" Tinder and "makes the company seem like a joke". They appear to gone to considerable lengths to erase Wolfe's contributions and presence from the company.
References
- Wolfe's complaint itself
- https://medium.com/message/stop-erasing-women-from-tech-history-5d99b77ad71b
- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/business/media/tinder-is-target-of-sexual-harassment-lawsuit.html
- http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/01/tinder_lawsuit_sexual_harassment_and_gender_discrimination_at_tinder_and.html
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/01/us-tinder-lawsuit-harrassment-idUSKBN0F52JC20140701?irpc=932
- http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-02/tinders-forgotten-woman-whitney-wolfe-sexism-and-startup-creation-myths
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