Microsoft Investors Vote for Review Following Bill Gates Scandal

Microsoft Corp. shareholders called on the software maker to reassess its approach to sexual harassment in a vote Tuesday, following reports that co-founder <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://people/profile/1390479","_id":"0000017d-72de-d108-a5fd-76ff15580000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bill Gates behaved inappropriately toward female employees years ago.

At the company’s annual meeting, investors passed a nonbinding resolution seeking a report on the effectiveness of sexual-harassment policies. The proposal, introduced by activist investor Arjuna Capital, was opposed by Microsoft. A separate measure calling on the company to disclose median pay gaps across race and gender didn’t pass.

“We are concerned about Microsoft’s alleged continued culture of workplace sexual harassment and its history of unfulfilled previous commitments to ...