When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told thousands of women
at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women In Computing that people
should rely on the corporate system and karma for raises and promotions,
the audience was understandably confused.
Nadella
now finds himself in hot water over the remarks, but despite the
criticisms, he is planning to attend the conference for at least the
next four years. After yesterday's keynote and subsequent outpouring of
criticism, Maria Klawe—president of Harvey Mudd College, Microsoft board
member and Nadella's on-stage interviewer—asked him if he would return.
He said yes.
"It has changed him, he's learned
something," Klawe said in an interview. "He's going to keep on learning.
He will be much more knowledgable about women's issues by the time he
comes back here next year."
After The Firestorm
Nadella's
statements sparked a firestorm of criticism, considering his advice was
contradictory to what women have been told for years—if you want to
move forward in your career, you need to be assertive and ask for what
you want. The gender pay gap still exists, and on average, women earn
only 78% percent of what men do.
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