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"She said that sexism in high-tech industries often reflects a “death by a thousand cuts” and that those cuts are hard to prove in a court of law. “In a lot of
by paulhauggis 12y ago
"She said that sexism in high-tech industries often reflects a “death by a thousand cuts” and that those cuts are hard to prove in a court of law. “In a lot of these venture firms that are run by men, there’s kind of a tribe that forms. It’s often hard for women to become part of that tribe and often times they [the men] don’t even know they’re doing it.”"
How are we supposed to get rid of discrimination and generalization in the work-place, when articles like this completely generalize all tech companies and men??
The loss for Pao should have brought about a decrease in frivolous lawsuits. Instead, there are going to be more.
I followed this story closely and I didn't see any evidence of sexism or discrimination. The jury also came to the same conclusion.