Paradox Shares External Report on Harassment Allegations
Paradox Interactive is a large video game publisher based in Sweden, originally starting out as a videogame division of Target Games. However, it took on the name Paradox Entertainment as Target Games went bankrupt in 1999 and soon became an independent company in 2004. The publisher is behind some of the most popular strategy franchises including Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis. While the company has enjoyed success thanks to these popular titles, a staff survey last year indicated that things weren't perfect at Paradox.
In the gaming sphere, 2021 proved to be a year of controversy for many publishers and developers as large portions of staff came out against the companies that had allegedly encouraged and enabled a workplace environment of harassment. While stories differ from company to company, the most well-known of these is the ongoing lawsuit against Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher Activision Blizzard, which has seen calls for the CEO Bobby Kotick to resign, and many employees leave the company themselves.
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A staff survey published by Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet suggested that Paradox Interactive's employees felt that harassment was present in the workplace. In the survey, a so-called «culture of silence» allowed an employee with a reputation to hold a significant senior position for years, along with allegations of a «toxic» studio where women were treated as «token» hires. Now, the company looks to investigate the sources of its «toxic» workplace culture using an external report.
The report was created by Swedish firm Gender Balance, which specializes in discrimination and harassment issues. Speaking on the report, Paradox chief
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