Update: PlayStation Responds To New Allegations Of Sexism And Misconduct In Lawsuit Filing

Update, 3/17/22:

Sony responded to eight additional women who had previously worked for the company’s sexual misconduct and sexism allegations. 

The following news is from AxiosAccording to a report by, Sony Interactive Entertainment claims it takes these accusations seriously. 

In a court filing, the lawyers for SIE write that “To be certain, SIE takes substance of newly submitted declarations very seriously.” SIE has either addressed the issue or will address it in due course. SIE is proud of its female employees, and actively takes steps to make sure they are heard and thrive. 

Sony denies all legal charges against it, despite this being noted by AxiosAs the lawsuit is currently growing into an action class, the company still seeks to have the case dismissed by a court. The original story is below. For updates and more details about the case, see the article. 

Below is the original story…

Original Story, 03/9/22

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by eight additional women, including former and current employees. 

The following news is from AxiosAccording to a report by, these claims will be combined with Emma Majo’s claims as an ex-Sony IT security analyst. She filed a lawsuit against the company last year, alleging that “Sony discriminated against female employees, including those who are female and those who identify as female, in compensation and promotion and subjects them to a work culture predominated by men.” 

Majo requested court approval to make her case a class action lawsuit in 2021. Majo claimed that the suit was brought on her behalf and for all female employees of Sony. In February of that year, Sony requested a judge to dismiss the case. Now, AxiosEight more claims have been made about sexism at the U.S. office of the company. These womens’ claims include demeaning comments, a lack of attention for their ideas and work, unwelcome advances, and a general sense that getting promoted within the company is harder for women, Axios writes. 

Marie Harrington (16-year Sony PlayStation veteran) is one. Her filing says there’s a lack of women considered for senior roles during “calibration sessions,” citing that during one session, only four women were considered for promotions compared to almost 70 men that were considered. Harrington says she heard comments about female candidates’ family lives in those sessions that weren’t made for applicable male candidates, too. 

Another one of the candidates said a third-party study found “a great imbalance in terms of employee distribution” amongst her team. Another, former program manager Kara Johnson, said, “I believe Sony is not equipped to appropriately handle toxic environments,” in her court filing, according to Axios. Johnson also shared with female employees a letter that she wrote after her departure at Sony. It discussed multiple attempts to inform superiors of gender bias and discrimination against pregnant woman, as well as resistance by a senior human resource man to adequately act. 

Sony’s request for this lawsuit to be dismissed won’t be addressed until a hearing next month. 

More information is available here Axios’ full report. You can read the full report.

[Source: Axios]