The company is mired in \"discrimination against women\" and other scandals, the president of Blizzard announced his resignation

The company is mired in "discrimination against women" and other scandals, the president of Blizzard announced his resignation

　　 On August 3, the famous American game company Blizzard Entertainment (Blizzard Entertainment) issued a statement on its official website that its president J. Allen Brack announced his resignation. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will become the co-leaders of Blizzard.

Blizzard Entertainment stated in a statement: "Both leaders have made a firm commitment to all employees: to provide the safest and most comfortable working environment for women and employees of any gender, race, sexual orientation and background...Jen and Mike will Lead Blizzard with caring, empathy, and outstanding dedication."

J. Allen Brack joined Blizzard Entertainment in 2005 and later became the production director of the company’s popular online game World of Warcraft. In October 2018, he succeeded Blizzard co-founder Michael Morhaime as the company’s president. .

　　 Previously, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing initiated a lawsuit against Blizzard, accusing it of violating equal pay for equal work, and accompanied by gender discrimination and sexual harassment.

　　 It is reported that Blizzard has extremely unfair treatment of women in the workplace, and even female employees committed suicide as a result. However, Blizzard has been laissez-faire for safeguarding interests, and some male employees said they had also been sexually harassed but to no avail. Among them, former Blizzard senior employee Alex Afrasiabi (Alex Afrasiabi, also known as "Flore"), who has been repeatedly named for sexual harassment, has long worked in World of Warcraft led by J. Allen Brack. "team.