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Uber Board Member Makes Sexist Joke At Company Meeting About Sexism






An Uber board of directors member made a sexist crack about his female colleagues at a Tuesday meeting on the company’s plans to address complaints of sexism and other workplace culture problems.


The board member, billionaire David Bonderman, has since apologized to employees. 


Bonderman can be heard making the disparaging remark in audio obtained by Yahoo at the meeting with Uber employees, as the company takes steps to address its flawed workplace culture, including the complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment.    


Fellow board member Arianna Huffington, the former editor-in-chief of HuffPost, spoke about bringing Nestle executive Wan Ling Martello onto the board, saying data showed that having women in such positions was a way to increase the hiring of females. 


“Actually, what it shows is that it’s much more likely to be more talking,” Bonderman said.






In the audio, Huffington laughs politely, saying, “Oh, come on, David.”


Addressing the group, she then says, “Don’t worry, David will have a lot of talking to do as well,” before moving on to a new topic.


The incident occurred the same day embattled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced he would be taking a leave of absence to grieve for his mother, who recently died in a boating accident.


Bonderman, 74, apologized for his attempt at humor in an email sent to Uber employees, according to his spokesman. He is the chairman and cofounder of TPG Capital, a major private equity investment firm.


“I want to apologize to my fellow board member for a disrespectful comment that was directed at her during today’s discussion,” Bonderman wrote. “It was inappropriate. I also want to apologize to all Uber employees who were offended by the remark. I deeply regret it.”


Huffington acknowledged Bonderman’s apology in a statement provided to HuffPost. 


”David has apologized to all Uber employees for a remark that was totally inappropriate and against the new culture we are building at Uber,” she said.


Bonderman’s comment came at the meeting where company officials pledged to follow the recommendations from a scathing report on its practices following intense criticism over its workplace culture. The company began the independent investigation process in February after former engineer Susan Fowler published a blog post alleging discrimination and sexual harassment. 



Chief Human Resources Officer Liane Hornsey said on Tuesday the company was committed to rebuilding trust, but said that “change does not happen overnight.”




“Implementing these recommendations will improve our culture, promote fairness and accountability, and establish processes and systems to ensure the mistakes of the past will not be repeated,” Hornsey said in a statement.


Ryan Grenoble contributed reporting.


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