The director of the Smithsonian's American Women's History Museum withdraws from the role less than four months after her appointment was announced, following allegations that she mishandled sexual harassment allegations at her former workplace, she says.
— settled three wrongful-termination lawsuits by former employees who claimed they were fired in retaliation for reporting allegations of sexual harassment by senior male staffers towards young female staffers.
The two men who the staffers accused of harassment kept their jobs at the museum, and Yao later promoted one, The Washington Post reported in its April investigation. Yao"vigorously denied" retaliating against the whistleblowers and the lawsuits were settled without admission of wrongdoing by Yao or the museum, the newspaper reported.
"I want to be honest and mention that another factor influenced my decision — the recent articles in the Washington Post," Yao said in her statement."Unfortunately, they misrepresented certain events, and I feel a responsibility to protect my family from unnecessary stress." She did not elaborate on the alleged misrepresentations and could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday morning.
“Although it is an amazing opportunity, and one that I’ve always dreamed of, my family needs me now more than ever,” Yao wrote of withdrawing from the role.
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