As a young company focused on growth, Uber had long thought the primary role of its human resources department was to recruit talent. It has paid $ 10 m to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by three female software engineers . The case involved both female and non - white engineers who claimed the ride - hailing service 's compensation and promotion structure favoured men and white , or Asian , members of staff . Uber also promised to improve its system for compensation and reviews , regularly report diversity metrics , and have its executives participate in a six - monthly review of company growth .
It has paid $ 10 m to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by three female software engineers . The case involved both female and non - white engineers who claimed the ride - hailing service 's compensation and promotion structure favoured men and white , or Asian , members of staff . Uber also promised to improve its system for compensation and reviews , regularly report diversity metrics , and have its executives participate in a six - monthly review of company growth .