She was the bullet in the gun that Uber held to its own head; they could've avoided it by not being a shitty place for women to work
Exactly. And this had been coming for years. A transgendered friend of mine starting working there in 2014. She quit within a week. It was only a matter of time.
They could have remained shitty, but taken plausible deniability actions. As with a top exec personally going to India to get a rape victim's health records (?!?!), Uber seems to have no concept of covering their asses.
They just showed a complete lack of care in so many situations... Shows that ignoring the rules can certainly pay off.
Honestly when it comes to these "most powerful woman in tech" awards, she wins by a landslide.