Pixar's culture of 'mistreating women' exposed

A former Pixar employee has claimed the firm’s toxic culture gave men a “license to mistreat women and side-line their careers.”

Writing in Vanity, former graphic designer Cassandra Smolcic says that being a woman at the company was “an undeniable impediment to my value, professional mobility, and sense of security within the company.”

“The stress of working amidst such a blatantly sexist atmosphere took its toll and was a major factor in forcing me out of the industry,” she added.

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The scathing column follows news earlier this month that the Founder of Pixar, John Lasseter, would be leaving at the end of the year. He had been accused of inappropriate workplace behaviour with his employees, which included "grabbing, kissing, [and] making comments about physical attributes," according to Hollywood reporter.