Uber diversity head put on leave over workplace event on "Karen persona," report says

A series of corporate events aimed at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at Uber appear to have done just the opposite, resulting in the company's diversity chief being placed on a leave of absence. 

Top executives at Uber last week asked Bo Young Lee, the company's head of diversity, "to step back and take a leave of absence while we determine next steps," Uber's chief people officer, Nikki Krishnamurthy said in an email to employees that was viewed by The New York Times. The upheaval stems from an event Lee moderated titled "Don't Call me Karen," the Times reported. 

Uber did not immediately reply to CBS MoneyWatch's request for comment.