Until this month, Miki Agrawal was the self-styled She-E.O. of Thinx, a company with a feminist mission that makes “period underwear.” Now she is accused of touching an employee's breasts and asking her to expose them, sharing nude photos of herself and others, and conducting meetings via videoconference while in bed, apparently unclothed. And women who worked there say were exploited by low pay and substandard benefit.
From New York Magazine:
Agrawal — whose brand was lauded for its body positivity, and for including visible stretch marks in its advertising — also regularly engaged in what another employee termed “fat-shaming,” commenting on people's weights either directly or behind their backs. One of the perks of the office was ice-cream Fridays; Agrawal suggested that the treat ought to be changed to fruit because ice cream was unhealthy, and because employees were too heavy, said multiple former staffers. (More recently, she suggested a teamwide no-sugar detox. “It felt pointed,” said an employee.) When employees brought up the notion of expanding Thinx's offerings into further plus sizes due to customer demand, Agrawal replied that anyone larger than a 3X ought to go to the gym and lose weight rather than purchase new underwear, according to multiple sources.
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