Women used as lampstands at ‘tone deaf’ tech event
The TelegraphA Silicon Valley tech giant has apologised for employing female models to pose as lampstands at an event in Las Vegas after it triggered a sexism backlash. Nikesh Arora, chief executive of the cyber security company Palo Alto Networks, apologised for the “misguided attempt to welcome guests with branded lampshade-wearing hostesses” during a happy hour networking event. Its marketing chief Unnikrishnan KP added that the “unfortunate decision to have hostesses wear branded lampshades on their heads” was “tone deaf, in poor taste, and not aligned with our company values”. It comes after images circulated online of women in tight dresses greeting guests at an event during the Black Hat conference with lampshades completely covering their faces.
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