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04-22-2014, 01:32 AM
GitHub Cofounder Resigns After Investigation Into Gender Harassment Allegations
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Tom Preston-Werner, cofounder and president of programming network GitHub, has resigned from the company following an investigation into gender harassment allegations
GitHub launched an independent investigation (https://github.com/blog/1823-results-of-the-github-investigation), which found ** evidence that Preston-Werner and his wife had engaged in "***ual or gender-based harassment or retaliation, or of a ***ist or hostile work environment."
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"However, while there may have been ** legal wrongdoing, the investigator did find evidence of mistakes and errors of judgment," Chris Wanstrath, cofounder and CEO of GitHub, wrote in a statement online. "In light of these findings, Tom has submitted his resignation, which the company has accepted." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/github-president-resigns/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Tom Preston-Werner, cofounder and president of programming network GitHub, has resigned from the company following an investigation into gender harassment allegations
GitHub launched an independent investigation (https://github.com/blog/1823-results-of-the-github-investigation), which found ** evidence that Preston-Werner and his wife had engaged in "***ual or gender-based harassment or retaliation, or of a ***ist or hostile work environment."
See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right **w (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"However, while there may have been ** legal wrongdoing, the investigator did find evidence of mistakes and errors of judgment," Chris Wanstrath, cofounder and CEO of GitHub, wrote in a statement online. "In light of these findings, Tom has submitted his resignation, which the company has accepted." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/github-president-resigns/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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