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In this letter, the women said they wished the matter hadn’t been made public, that they felt the Guardian report was not a fair representation of the issues, and that the company had improved more than suggested. Two days later, 28 hours before before Suicide Squad’s big announcement, Rocksteady management posted their own statementon Twitteron Friday.
“In response to the initial communication, we met with all our female staff, we listened, and we dealt with the issues raised,” they said. “All formal complaints were thoroughly investigated, addressed appropriately, and a number of serious measures were taken in response to the issues that were surfaced, including discipline or termination of staff.
“Since then, we have introduced new ways of ensuring we are making good on our commitment to inclusion, such as asking all female staff to provide feedback about the portrayal and behaviour of characters in the games we make. We are dedicated to listening and improving, and have employed specialists to help further enhance equity and representation at Rocksteady.”
Seeing as talk of discipline only covers cases where formal complaints were filed, they say they’ve also called in an independent third-party to confidentially speak with any employees who might have other issues to raise. They also plan to reach out to every former female employee who has left in the past two years, which is a questionable move. If someone left Rocksteady because of something they suffered there, as the Guardian report said at least one did, they might want to be left alone and not raise that again.
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