United Way Worldwide Management Cleared In Investigation
February 2, 2021
United Way Worldwide (UWW) followed appropriate policies and procedures in response to internal complaints from three employees who eventually filed the criticisms with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to an investigation into the matter released today.
“The investigation was completed in a thorough, thoughtful, and dutiful manner, while also recognizing the urgency of the situation at hand,” UWW Board of Trustees Chair Juliette Tuakli and United Way USA Board of Trustees Chair Neej Mehta said in a 654-word joint statement released today.
The statement read, in part: “First, and foremost, UWW’s handling and investigation of internal complaints made to UWW by the three employees who subsequently filed charges with the EEOC was appropriate and that UWW followed appropriate processes and procedures in its handling of the three subject complaints. The subsequent employment d
More Former United Way Employees Say They Experienced Harassment, Discrimination
In a letter to the nonprofit’s boards of trustees, more than 20 women said misconduct is commonplace at the organization.
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Lisa Bowman, former marketing chief at United Way Worldwide, at her home in Atlanta in November. She was fired in January 2020 by United Way Worldwide’s CEO Brian Gallagher, months after she made a formal complaint about the behavior of a male colleague, according to a charge she filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
More than 20 female former employees of United Way Worldwide have said that sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation is commonplace at the nonprofit. In a letter sent on Dec. 22 to the chairs of the organization’s boards of trustees, the women also said their opportunities at United Way were limited because of their gender.