Apple Sued for Allegedly Paying Female Employees Less

Apple is being sued for allegedly paying 12,000 female employees in California less compared to male employees who have similar positions.

According to the news agency Reuters, the lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco court on Thursday, by two women who have worked at the company for more than a decade, and who allege that Apple systematically pays less to women in its technology divisions. engineering, marketing and AppleCare, compared to male employees.

According to Reuters, Apple bases its workers' starting salaries on the wages they received in previous jobs, or on their "salary expectations", which results in lower pay for women, according to the complaint.

It is also argued that Apple's performance review system, which it uses to determine raises and bonuses, is biased against women.