Francoise Brougher, pictured, brought the gender discrimination lawsuit against Pinterest after being fired as an executive
Pinterest has agreed to pay a former executive $20million to settle a lawsuit after she accused the company of gender discrimination.
Francoise Brougher accused the popular bulletin-board website of paying her less than her male colleagues, leaving her out of decision-making, subjecting her to a hostile work environment and firing her after she spoke out against her treatment.
The French-born Brougher filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco-based firm after she was removed as Pinterest's chief operating officer earlier this year.
Pinterest's agreement with Brougher will see the company pay her $20million and invest another $2.5million to help increase the presence of women and under-represented groups in the tech industry, taking the total size of the settlement to $22.5million.