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Ellen Pao Case Summary

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In 2015, Ellen Pao sued her former employer, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, for gender discrimination among many other things. She claims that the company did not give her promotions based on her gender. By bringing up the issue to her company, they eventually terminated her. She also accuses the company for excluding women and people of color from meetings, email discussions and networking events so that there was a “boys-culture” in the office. Male coworkers have also accused her of having a “female chip on her shoulder.” One partner said previously that women should not be invited to a dinner because they would “kill the buzz.” There were other racist and sexual language going on as well. The jurors in the case focused

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