- Uber’s head of diversity has been put on a leave of absence, the company confirmed.
- The news came after employees brought up concerns about a DEI event on “Karens,” per the NYT.
- The term has been used to call out white women who act racist in public.
A DEI executive at Uber who upset employees by hosting an event that highlighted the “spectrum of the American white woman’s experience” has been put on leave, according to reports.
In a statement to The New York Times, Noah Edwardsen, an Uber spokesman, confirmed on Sunday that Bo Young Lee, the head of diversity at the ridesharing company, is “currently on a leave of absence.”
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