That is SO last week - September 2015 #2

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Last week, Ellen Pao withdrew the appeal in her sex discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins.  The Pao v. Kleiner Perkins trial captivated Silicon Valley as it sought to spotlight all-male company ski trips and double standards present within the tech industry, just six months after the tech giants published their dismal diversity statistics.  Ms. Pao wrote in a statement that she no longer has the resources to continue the fight.  “I think it is wrong that employees have to pay in this situation, but I simply cannot afford the risks of more costs to fight a firm with massive PR and legal resources.”  Ms. Pao will pay $270,000 in court costs.  She could have avoided the court costs as part of a settlement agreement, but she chose not to enter into a settlement because it contained a non-disparagement provision that would effectively have silenced her.  In her statement, Ms. Pao made a plea on behalf of employees, saying “Please don’t try to silence employees who raise discrimination and harassment concerns.”
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