This site uses cookies to improve your experience and deliver personalised advertising. You can opt out at any time or find out more by reading our cookie policy. W hitney Wolfe used to picture a social network where there were no men, one where there would only be compliments. Nat King Cole plays from a speaker, the air faint with the scent of Texas bluebonnets blooming nearby. She jiggles the ice in her hibiscus mint tea as she says “bullied”. In , Wolfe quit her job at the world’s most-downloaded dating app, Tinder. A co-founder of the company, she resigned after allegedly being sexually harassed by her colleague Justin Mateen, who sent her a series of abusive text messages after she ended their romantic relationship. Mateen allegedly called her a “whore” at a work event, while another co-founder, Sean Rad, purportedly said that having a female co-founder made Tinder “seem like a joke”. The sexual harassment lawsuit Wolfe later filed against the company was settled without admission of wrongdoing, and she is not permitted to discuss its terms.
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