NEW: A @thisisinsider investigation of Andrew Yang's presidential campaign reveals allegations of sexist, discriminatory, or hostile behavior to women from as early as fall 2018. by @YelenaDzhanova ($) @Politicsinsider businessinsider.com/former-staffer…
Former staffers who worked on Andrew Yang's presidential campaign described the experience as "toxic." They told Insider they experienced sexism, discrimination, and hostility from top male campaign leaders.
Anecdotes and documents from 13 of Yang's former aides, volunteers, and organizers suggested that a number of episodes arose during the campaign in which women felt sidelined, ignored, or belittled by male managers working to make Yang president.
"The problem is, in general, this campaign is being run by bros who promote bros," a former Yang staffer said.
Some of the women who worked on his campaign said they are in therapy today to deal with the hostility they say they felt working for Yang. "It f---ed up my self-worth to be constantly belittled and bullied," one former staffer said.
In a statement to Insider, Andrew Yang admitted his management group had flaws: "We were clearly unable to ensure that every employee was heard and respected."
"When there were conflicts, we did not have a sufficient process to resolve them," Yangs statement continued. "Although we terminated employees involved in reported issues, we didn't have supportive systems in place to expedite and prioritize reporting. ...
...We didn't account for how much our male-dominated culture alienated female and non-binary employees. I wish we had. For that I am deeply sorry," Yang said.
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