Arianna Huffington, the internet entrepreneur and an Uber board member, was joined on the call by Liane Hornsey, the recently hired head of human resources at the company, and Rachel Holt, the head of Uber’s ride-hailing business in the United States and Canada.
The image of Uber senior management as a men’s club is not entirely fair. Sally Yoo, for example, is the company’s general counsel. And few tech companies can claim significant gender diversity in the management ranks or their general work force.
But when former employees make damaging claims about unpunished harassment in the office, it is not surprising that the face offered by Uber to the public — at least for one day — is not Mr. Kalanick’s.