優步正迅速採取行動，試圖平息來自一篇譴責性部落格文章的強烈不滿，該文章指稱，優步遭受了猖獗的性別歧視，而且在解決問題的每一個方面都失敗了。根據今天下午發給優步員工的一封內部電子郵件，執行長特拉維斯·卡蘭尼克（Travis Kalanick）說，他的公司已經請美國前司法部長埃裡克·霍爾德（Eric Holder）監督對前員工蘇珊·福勒（Susan Fowler）提出的問題進行“獨立審查”，她在週日發表的關於工作經歷的博文引起了廣泛的憤怒。

福勒於2015年11月開始在優步（Uber）工作，擔任網站可靠性工程師。她說，自己第一天就遭到了經理的性騷擾。她還非常詳細地描述了Uber的人力資源部門在認真對待她的投訴、斥責或解僱騷擾者的過程中幾乎每一步都失敗了，並指出她的上級甚至暗示，如果她繼續抱怨虐待行為，她將被解僱。在特朗普移民禁令後興起的#DeleteUber標簽，已經開始再次成為回應福勒帖子的趨勢。

霍爾德將與《赫芬頓郵報》（Huffington Post）聯合創始人、優步董事會成員阿裡安娜•赫芬頓（Arianna Huffington）合作，與優步人力資源主管莉安•霍恩西（Liane Hornsey）和內部律師安吉拉•帕迪拉（Angela Padilla）合作。優步的批評者們已經明確指出，由董事會成員、人力資源主管和內部律師參與的審查並不完全是獨立的。

即便是霍爾德，儘管他有著悠久的歷史，也不完全是一個局外人。Uber聘請了他的律師事務所Covington&Burling就安全問題提供諮詢。霍爾德甚至在去年夏天為優步（Uber）做了宣傳，他致信**官員，要求取消對司機進行指紋背景調查的政策。霍爾德的前辦公室主任兼科文頓員工瑪格麗特·理查森（Margaret Richardson）也是優步安全諮詢委員會的成員。

卡蘭尼克在給員工的郵件中似乎沒有註意到這個事實。不過，他重申了優步糟糕的性別差異統計資料，並承諾讓公司渡過這場危機，最終解決這些問題。”卡蘭尼克寫道：“我相信創造一個工作場所，讓我們所做的每件事都有一種深深的正義感。”我的首要任務是，我們要透過這個更好的組織，在那裡我們踐行我們的價值觀，為那些經歷過不公正的人而鬥爭和支援他們。”

以下是卡蘭尼克的電子郵件全文，由Recode獲得：

Team,

It’s been a tough 24 hours. I know the company is hurting, and understand everyone has been waiting for more information on where things stand and what acti*** we are going to take.

First, Eric Holder, former US Attorney General under President Obama, and Tammy Albarran -- both partners at the leading law firm Covington & Burling-- will conduct an independent review into the specific issues relating to the work place environment raised by Susan Fowler, as well as diversity and inclusion at Uber more broadly. Joining them will be Arianna Huffington, who sits on Uber’s board, Liane Hornsey, our recently hired Chief Human Resources Officer, and Angela Padilla, our Associate General Counsel. I expect them to conduct this review in short order.

Second, Arianna is flying out to join me and Liane at our all hands meeting tomorrow to discuss what’s happened and next steps. Arianna and Liane will also be doing **aller group and one-on-one listening sessi*** to get your feedback directly.

Third, there have been many questi*** about the gender diversity of Uber’s technology teams. If you look across our engineering, product management, and scientist roles, 15.1% of employees are women and this has not changed substantively in the last year. As points of reference, Facebook is at 17%, Google at 18% and Twitter is at 10%. Liane and I will be working to publish a broader diversity report for the company in the coming months.

I believe in creating a workplace where a deep sense of justice underpins everything we do. Every Uber employee should be proud of the culture we have and what we will build together over time. What is driving me through all this is a determination that we take what’s happened as an opportunity to heal wounds of the past and set a new standard for justice in the workplace. It is my number one priority that we come through this a better organization, where we live our values and fight for and support those who experience injustice.

Thanks,

Travis