Four months ago, CES revoked an award that it had given to a women's sex toy, drawing accusations of gender bias. Now the company has returned the award and apologized.
In January, the Lora DiCarlo Osé personal massager, marketed as a hands-free vibrator for"the holy grail of orgasms," was named as an Innovation Awards Honoree in the show's Robotics and Drone product category.
Haddock said in January that a"long, documented history of gender bias, sexism, misogyny and double standards" has plagued the CTA and CES specifically, noting that a sex doll for men was launched at CES in 2018 and that a virtual reality pornography company exhibits there annually. Read MoreSexist hiring practices don't only hurt women.
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