Airbnb Investigates Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against a Top Chinese Exec
Photo Credit: A promotional image about Airbnb China. Female employees sent a complaint letter about a senior executive. Airbnb
Skift Take
Airbnb launched an investigation into the complaint almost immediately after receiving a letter outlining the allegations. Good to see swift action to get to the bottom of what is being alleged.
A group of Airbnb female employees in China sent a letter to Airbnb executives alleging gender discrimination and misconduct by a senior leader of Airbnb China. According the letter, the executive allegedly talked with colleagues about his scorecard that ranked the physical appearances of women employees in China and San Francisco.
The letter, dated June 11, obtained by Skift, and signed by "your angry employees in China" — believed to be the initiative of four women in that country — is embedded below.
Although he wasn't named in the letter, but was only described as "the legal representative of the company's operating entity, Airbnb Internet (Beijing) Ltd. in China," Skift has has learned that the executive under fire is Yanxin Shi, who's LinkedIn profile describes himself as engineering director with teams in San Francisco and Beijing.
He did not respond to a request from Skif
