Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images For Bumble (left), and Britta Perdersen-Pool/Getty Image(right).
Gov. Abbott stated that Texas' ban on abortion "isn't slowing down businesses from coming to Texas."
Two-thirds of top talent said that Texas' law would discourage them working.
The majority of tech companies remain silent about the issue. Only 2 CEOs responded immediately were women.
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According to a Tara Health Foundation survey, two-thirds said Texas' ban on abortion would discourage them working in Texas.
Over half of respondents stated that they would like their employer to make public statements about restrictive abortion policies. This has not been true for most Texas businesses.
Despite the fact that the tech industry has a history of speaking out on issues like LGBTQ rights and immigration rights only two Texas tech CEOs responded immediately to the state's ban on abortion. Both are women.
Lyft CEO Logan Green tweeted Friday, saying that the ban "threatens drivers to get people where they want to go- especially women exercising her right to choose." Lyft also stated that it had created a Driver Legal Defense Fund that would cover 100% of legal costs for drivers sued under SB8 when driving on its platform.
GoDaddy, a website hosting provider, told Texas Right for Life on Friday that its anonymous abortion tipline violated its terms and service.
"We have informed prolifewhistleblower.com they have 24 hours to move to another provider for violating our terms of service," a spokesperson told The New York Times.
Texas Governor. CNBC's Abbott said Thursday that he doesn't believe legislation banning abortion after six months - when most women are not aware they are pregnant – will lead to employers reacting negatively.
He said that "This isn't slowing down businesses from Texas at all" and added that Elon Musk supports Texas' social policies.
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In response, the Tesla CEO tweeted that he would prefer to "stay out of politics" but that the government shouldn't "impose its will on people."
The ban could discourage college-educated workers who want to accept jobs in Texas, according to data released Tuesday. A survey of 1,804 adults aged 18-64 with a college degree found that the majority would not apply to jobs in states with similar abortion bans to SB 8.
Washington male respondent wrote that the bill would make it "unlikely" for him to do business or live in Washington. As a decision-influencer in certain cases, I strongly recommend that no organization I am associated with does business within that state, including meetings or conventions.
Because of their low taxes and minimal regulation, Texas' Austin and Houston cities are among the most rapidly-growing tech hubs. Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla and Salesforce are just a few of the many industry giants that have relocated their offices to Texas in the last decade.
Whitney Wolfe Herd founded Bumble, a $6.6 billion company, in 2014. She tweeted that Bumble was "women-founded" and "women-led" and that she would "keep fighting for #SB8 and other regressive laws."
Match Group, the parent company of many dating platforms including Hinge and Tinder valued at $38.4Billion, informed its employees in a memo it would establish a fund to allow Texas employees access to abortions outside the state. Shar Dubey is the CEO of Match Group.
Insider was told by a Microsoft spokesperson that there is nothing the company can share right now. If it had any statements to share, Dell stated that it would return the favor.
"If you take a look at the state's performance and then see another state that isn't doing those things, you might think, "Well, the money's great, but where are my children going to be raised?" Bloomberg was told by Tammi Wallace (CEO of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce).
Insider was not able to reach out to Facebook, Apple and Tesla, Amazon, Google and PayPal.
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