A former TikTok executive is alleging she was retaliated against and fired from her position because the company’s China-based owners determined she “lacked the docility and meekness” required of female employees
By
HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer
February 9, 2024, 12:04 PM ET
• 2 min read
A former TikTok executive has filed a lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging she was retaliated against and fired from her position because the company’s owners in China determined she “lacked the docility and meekness” required of female employees.
Katie Puris, who was the Global Head of Brand & Creative at TikTok, alleged in a lawsuit filed this week in a Manhattan federal court that she was fired in 2022 after making internal complaints about gender and age discrimination linked to what she called a preference among company executives for hiring young people.
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