Riot Games And Its Plans For Female Inclusivity

In late 2021, Riot Games reached an agreement with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement, and other private plaintiffs, to put past the company’s discriminatory and sexist culture that had plagued it for years.

The settlement was finally granted by a California judge on July 22nd, which calls for a total payment of $100 million in reparations and legal fees. And in a public statement made by Riot following the settlement, we learned of its plans to resolve its poor public image and create a more inclusive environment. Riot’s three-point plan is as follows:

1. Distribute monetary payouts worth up to five figures to over 1,000 women and 1,000 contracts.
2. Promote the employment status of up to 40 part-time, temporary, or full-time women employees.
3. Carry out internal growth schemes to guarantee better employee treatment within the workplace. An independent investigative contractor will monitor said treatment and pay disparities.

In its public statement, Riot apologized for its past, and vowed that it would do better in the future to make sure women were treated equally from this point forward:

“As a company, we stood at a crossroads; we could deny the shortcomings of our culture, or we could apologize, correct course, and build a better Riot. We chose the latter. We hope that this settlement properly acknowledges those who had negative experiences at Riot and demonstrates our desire to lead by example in brining more accountability and equality to the games industry.”

(All information was provided by BLIX.GG)

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