Pinterest accused of not paying female 'co-creator'

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Pinterest accused of not paying female 'co-creator'

The Straits Times2021-09-16

SAN FRANCISCO (NYTIMES) - When Pinterest went public in 2019, Ms Christine Martinez's friends sent congratulations. She had worked closely with the founders of the digital pinboard in its earliest ...

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