New Delhi, 30th June 2023: A new story states that, female job seekers at Bill Gates’ private office were allegedly asked sexually explicit questions.
According to the Wall Street Journal, some women were questioned what kind of pornography they enjoyed, whether they had nude photos on their phones, or if they had extramarital affairs as part of a security check to see if they were subject to blackmail.
None of the male applicants supposedly interviewed by the Journal at Mr Gates’ private office Gates Ventures stated they were asked about their sexual history.
In a statement, Gates’ spokeswoman told The Independent, “Our hiring process is conducted with the utmost respect for each and every candidate, with a zero-tolerance policy for all participants, including service providers, who break this principle.”
They further added, “Further, any implication of a connection between Bill Gates’ personal history and an independent background check process, identical for men and women, is outrageous.”
Several female job applicants at Gates Ventures were questioned if they had ever “danced for dollars,” according to the Journal story.
One job applicant was reportedly asked if she had ever contracted a sexually transmitted disease.
Applicants were also questioned about their previous drug use and other parts of their personal lives.
According to job hopefuls, the questioning was conducted by Concentric Advisors, which, according to its website, offers “intelligence-led” risk assessments for corporations, governments, and non-profits.
Gates, the world’s fifth richest man with an estimated net worth of $117 billion, was allegedly blackmailed by Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 over an alleged affair with a Russian bridge player.
Epstein, who committed suicide while awaiting trial for sex trafficking in 2019, allegedly threatened to expose the Microsoft co-founder’s affair with Mila Antonova if he didn’t pay for the woman’s tuition costs to attend a software coding school, the Journal reported in May.
In 2019, the Microsoft board of directors also probed Mr. Gates about reports of a previous consensual relationship with an employee.
