The 'Queen of the Internet' defends Kleiner Perkins in gender discrimination trial
One catchphrase that keeps popping up in the Kleiner Perkins trial is “needed a win.” Why was Ellen Pao denied a board seat? Kleiner patriarch John Doerr said the senior partner who got the gig “needed a win.” “Kleiner needed a win. Everybody needed a win. I could use some wins,” he added. If a billionaire venture capitalist like Doerr is aching for a win, just imagine how equal rights advocates in Silicon Valley — faced with platitudes about diversity, being called crazy, or deafening silence — feel. However, yesterday’s testimony from Mary “Queen of the Internet” Meeker reinforced the sentiment that Pao’s $16 million lawsuit may not be the case to hang their hopes on.
“I think Kleiner Perkins is the best place to be a woman in the…
Source:: The Verge
