GLONGHUI, June 17 | Recently, Apple was involved in a storm of sexism and was seriously accused of implementing an unfair policy of unequal pay between men and women for equal work in California, involving more than 12,000 female employees. This shocking news comes from a lawsuit filed in the San Francisco State Court by two female employees who have worked at Apple for more than ten years. They revealed in detail the phenomenon of Apple's systematic payment of lower salaries to female employees in various key departments such as engineering, marketing, and AppleCare. The lawsuit documents reveal that Apple uses a mechanism when setting employees' starting salaries, that is, referring to the salary level of an individual's previous job or their salary expectations. This practice unfortunately exacerbates gender pay differences, because women are often at a disadvantage in terms of starting pay due to historical unequal pay. Furthermore, the company's internal performance evaluation system has also been questioned. It is alleged that there is gender bias when deciding on salary increases and bonus allocations, giving more high rewards and “talented” labels to male employees, further widening the gender pay gap.