Shareholders in the company, including senior executives, have rejected proposals that sought to link pay to diversity goals and to encourage greater disclosure about efforts to moderate user-generated content. At the shareholder meeting on 6 June, some investors and employees had argued that poor diversity and a gender pay gap threatened the company’s long-term ability to innovate. Shares of the company were down 0.6 percent at $1,143.67 in afternoon trading. The company has also been hit by allegations of sexual harassment against its chief executive, officer and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, who was fired from Twitter last month after reports emerged he made unwanted advances toward at least two
Shareholders in the company, including senior executives, have rejected proposals that sought to link pay to diversity goals and to encourage greater disclosure about efforts to moderate user-generated content. At the shareholder meeting on 6 June, some investors and employees had argued that poor diversity and a gender pay gap threatened the company’s long-term ability to innovate. The company has also been hit by allegations of sexual harassment against its chief executive, officer and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, who was fired from Twitter last month after reports emerged he made unwanted advances toward at least two