The state of gender politics in the workplace

When The New York Times fired Executive Editor Jill Abramson, the lack of clarity around the decision led many to question the reasons behind her departure. The news reignited the debate about the impact of gender in the workplace.

Abramson has been described as "brusque" and incapable of working with others. According to reports, her strained relationship with the publisher was made worse when she questioned the fairness of her salary.

From The New Yorker:

Clearly, a last straw came a few weeks ago, when Abramson, who made little secret of her displeasure with Sulzberger, decided to hire a lawyer to complain that her salary was not equal to that of her predecessor, Bill Keller. She had also been told by reliable sources at the paper that, as managing editor, she had once earned less than the managing editor of news operations, John Geddes. Abramson's attempt to raise the salary issue at a time when tempers were already frayed seemed wrongheaded to Sulzberger and Thompson, both on its merits and in terms of her approach. Bringing in a lawyer, in particular, seems to have struck them as especially combative.

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