Uber’s sexual harassment problem will be the subject of an upcoming film
Susan Fowler’s viral 2017 blog post about sexual harassment at Uber will be the inspiration for a potential film adaptation, Variety reports. The as-yet-unnamed project will be a joint effort from Fowler, a former Uber engineer, the production company Good Universe, and Hidden Figures screenwriter Allison Schroeder.
Fowler’s blog post “Reflecting on One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber” described a tense work environment where sexual harassment and professional undermining were pervasive problems for women. She claimed that after she reported her manager for sending her sexually explicit chats at work, little action was taken by Uber’s human resources department. Her request to transfer teams within the company was denied, and her...