We Investigate: Gender disparities in SJFD
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit looked into a severe gender gap within the San Jose Fire Department. It has so few women, that a civil grand jury issued a scathing report on the disparity back in 2020. Two women who used to work for the department said they endured a sexist, fraternity-like atmosphere that discourages women from wanting to work there. Hilda Gutierrez reports.