Google CEO Travis Brown has launched an “ urgent investigation ” into a claim of sexual harassment made by a former employee of the company . Engineer Susan Fowler stated that her complaints about harassment from her boss damaged her career at the firm . Fowler also stated that other female co - workers ’ complaints about the same individual had been ignored . Fowler described Uber as “ an organization in complete , unrelenting chaos ” in a blog post . " In a posting heavily shared on Twitter, the engineer, Susan Fowler, recounts being openly propositioned for sex by her manager during her first day on his team. Fowler , who has since left the company , said that the percentage of female engineers in her section fell from over 25 % to under 6 % in a year .
Google CEO Travis Brown has launched an “ urgent investigation ” into a claim of sexual harassment made by a former employee of the company . Engineer Susan Fowler stated that her complaints about harassment from her boss damaged her career at the firm . Fowler also stated that other female co - workers ’ complaints about the same individual had been ignored . Fowler described Uber as “ an organization in complete , unrelenting chaos ” in a blog post . Fowler , who has since left the company , said that the percentage of female engineers in her section fell from over 25 % to under 6 % in a year .