Joanne Stockwell, a former senior product manager at AWS, has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation, gender, and age discrimination after a management reorganization led to significant layoffs. The complaint details a steep drop in female leadership representation from 62.5% to 28.6%. After raising concerns, Stockwell faced a series of retaliatory actions including a reduction in her team size and restrictions on her communication with leadership. Despite being recognized for her skilled performance, her subsequent reviews included negative comments about her age and willingness to adapt to new ideas, culminating in her placement on a performance improvement plan.
The lawsuit claims the layoffs significantly reduced the representation of women in leadership at AWS, going from 62.5% to 28.6%.
Stockwell alleges the discrimination began after she raised concerns about the gender disparity following a management shake-up and subsequent layoffs.
She reportedly faced retaliation including a reduction in her direct reports and was barred from one-to-one meetings that were crucial to her success.
Stockwell's performance review hinted at age bias, labeling her as closed to new ideas despite HR's previous acknowledgments of her high leadership standards.
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