Microsoft's Nadella walks back comment on women's pay raises
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Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said that female employees should trust that their employer will offer them fair raises, rather than asking for them—a statement he later recanted on Twitter and via an official statement from Microsoft.Nadella appeared on stage at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, where he was interviewed by Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College.The majority of the interview covered topics like how Nadella handled the balance between work and his personal life—a topic familiar to women who have to juggle the roles of mother and career executive. The conversation eventually turned to a question of what advice Nadella would give to female employees who wanted a raise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here