The editor, Scott Ard, sued Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer earlier this week alleging that the company had a system of eliminating male employees.
The story, written by Jon Wile and Craig Douglas, states, “Scott Ard, who is currently the editor-in-chief of the Silicon Valley Business Journal, was employed for three years as a senior director of Yahoo’s editorial division at its Sunnyvale corporate headquarters before he was terminated in January 2015, according to the lawsuit. Filed in federal district court in San Jose, Ard’s suit alleges his termination was without cause and unfairly the result of a companywide evaluation process motivated by gender discrimination and pressures to squeeze costs from its operating budget.
“Ard has been editor-in-chief since July 2015 and recused himself from the reporting and editing of this news story, as well as other news stories related to Yahoo in recent weeks.
“Yahoo did not respond to a call and email seeking comment today on the lawsuit. Yahoo spokeswoman Carolyn Clark told the San Jose Mercury News yesterday that Yahoo does not comment on pending litigation.”
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