Vice Saying It `Failed’ to End Boys’ Club Doesn’t Stop Lawsuit

Vice Media Inc.’s acknowledgment that it should have treated women employees better came back to bite the company.

The very first paragraph in a gender-bias lawsuit filed against Vice Tuesday quotes a December statement from its co-founders saying “we have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone, especially women, can feel respected and thrive.” The letter to Vice’s global staff emerged as the New York Times published a story describing more than a dozen cases of sexual misconduct and legal settlements paid to four women.

The complaint in Los Angeles state court also spits back the ...