Photos From The Google Walkout

As everyone should know, at least I hope they do, Google employees hosted a company wide walkout to protest sexual misconduct issues, better equal pay, improved harassment policies and more. Here are some of the photos I found on Instagram, the one above is from one of the early Googlers who lead up parts of search at the company.

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— Paul Haahr (@haahr) November 1, 2018

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— Paul Haahr (@haahr) November 1, 2018

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**VOLUME** Today, at the #googlewalkout for #realchange, when I was feeling vulnerable about protesting my employer, I was approached by a senior Googler who had emcee’d my Noogler orientation training. She thanked me for showing up, and the she reassured me that to change systemic inequality, we have to take ownership and demand it. Clearly Google’s execs need some guidance. WE DEMAND: An end to forced arbitration. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity. A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously. A Chief Diversity Officer who answers directly to the CEO. An employee representative board seat. Will Google hear the thousands of protesters who showed up today all over the globe? Only time will tell. #timesuptech #enoughisenough #didthepayoffpayoff? #shegetsreported #hegetspaid #notokgoogle #heygooglewtf

A post shared by Allyson Erickson (@ambicachi) on Nov 1, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT

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Our #googlewalkout demands: 1. An end to Forced Arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination. 2. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity. 3. A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report. 4. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously. 5. Elevate the Chief Diversity Officer to answer directly to the CEO and make recommendations directly to the Board of Directors. In addition, appoint an Employee Representative to the Board.

A post shared by mattgdiaz (@mattgdiaz) on Nov 1, 2018 at 4:48pm PDT

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I attended the Google Walkout at the headquarters in Mountain View this morning. It was real and raw to see women we all largely think of as on top of the world, who shared the same old stories of abuse of power, discrimination, harassment and unethical behavior we all know too well. Event organizers said they believed leadership heard them and that they were expecting change in the company. The @googlewalkout movement worldwide published five demands: *An end to Forced Arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination *A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity *A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report *A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct *Promote the Chief Diversity Officer to answer directly to the CEO and appoint an Employee Representative to the Board • • • • #googlewalkout #timesup #dontbeevil #notokgoogle #metoo #empoweringwomen #sanfranciscobay #mysanfrancisco #igerssf #goldenstate #sfeveryday #timesuptech #documentinglife #whyididntreport #metoomovement #believesurvivors #believewomen @kqednews @kqed @verge

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Doing my tiny part to help things change #googlewalkout

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Sights and sounds from today’s #GoogleWalkout where employees protested the company’s handling of sexual harassment cases. Employees from Android to YouTube spoke about their personal harassment stories, triggering an emotional and, at times, tearful response from the crowd of fellow employees. For the full story, see the link in my bio. #Metoo #TimesUp #MountainView #Google #siliconvalley

A post shared by Jennifer (@dorothyymantooth) on Nov 1, 2018 at 2:24pm PDT

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Time's up #googlewalkout

A post shared by Stacy Chiou (@schiou) on Nov 1, 2018 at 2:29pm PDT

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Today was a powerful day at the Google campus.. It was empowering to see the sea of people (men and women) walk out in the middle of the work day to show their support for women in tech and the issues we face. Empowering & heartbreaking at the same time #timesuptech #dontbeevil #workersrightsarewomensrights #babiesfirstprotest **The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of Firewood Marketing

A post shared by Jenn Colby (@j.colbs) on Nov 1, 2018 at 1:39pm PDT

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Today we walked out in protest of Google's handling of sexual harassment in the past. The aim is to reduce harrasment and improve Google's processes of ensuring a harrasment free work environment.

A post shared by Bart Teeuwisse (@st0nemonkey) on Nov 1, 2018 at 12:38pm PDT

There are tons of additional photos on Instagram.

This post is part of our daily Search Photo of the Day column, where we find fun and interesting photos related to the search industry and share them with our readers.