Age & gender row | TikTok chief says female staff 'should remain quiet and humble', sacked exec alleges

TikTok chief says female staff 'should remain quiet and humble', sacked exec alleges

A former top marketing executive at TikTok is suing the social media giant, claiming she had been forced out of her job after she complained about sex, age and disability discrimination.

In a federal court lawsuit launched in the US, Katie Puris claims that that her 2022 sacking was the culmination of a series of incidents where she reported bias and, in one case, sexual harassment to supervisors and human resources.

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