PlayStation US Offices Accused Of Sexual Harassment And Discrimination By Eight More Women

Eight more women have come forward to accuse PlayStation maker Sony Interactive Entertainment of sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

As first reported by Axios, court documents show that eight former and current employees at PlayStation's US offices have lent their voices to a growing gender discrimination lawsuit that was originally filed by former IT security analyst Emma Majo in November 2021.

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Sony attempted to dismiss the case last month, claiming that it represented "unactionable allegations of run-of-the-mill personnel activity".

However, Majo's case now includes testimony from an additional eight women who have come forward with allegations of workplace bully, discrimination, and sexual harassments. They also claim there's nothing in place at the company to properly look into an resolve these issues when they do arise.

Polygon reports that the women's testimony, which has been filed as part of the lawsuit, includes claims that male colleagues would rank female coworkers on their appearance, attend strip clubs on lunch breaks, and share "filthy jokes and images of women" around the office.

Several of the women allege that they had been groped by male colleagues. Another claims that she was forced to stop breastfeeding in the office because of the lack of privacy.

A number of female staff are said to have left the company as a direct result of the workplace environment. The lawsuit goes on to claim that there are other women who were contacted, but they didn't want to join the proceedings for fear of how SIE might respond.

Sony has yet to respond publicly to these latest developments.

This latest lawsuit follows reports of similar harassment at companies including Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard. The Call Of Duty publisher is currently dealing with several lawsuits and allegations. Most recently, Activision Blizzard was hit with a lawsuit for the wrongful death of a female employee who allegedly became a victim of suicide as a result of the company environment.