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I respect and admire her courage and bravery to do what's right, in light of her career.

Isn't that a bit premature? It may be a civil case, but presuming innocence until proven otherwise is still a pretty good policy.

You're right, and I had that very thought in mind that these are just allegations. And, anyone familiar with the justice system should be cognizant of that by default.

My point is that she's seriously jeopardizing her career and everything she's worked for professionally by bringing these issues to the forefront. Whatever outcome occurs, Kleiner Perkins will still be standing.

That is a big sacrifice for a chance at a "payout" or validating some feminist rhetoric.

You're jumping to conclusions that she is doing what is right, and isn't either trying to get a pay out, or views her companies actions through a lens of default sexism.

She's a partner in the firm - the highest rank there is in VC. It's unlikely she would have been promoted to that level if they were all sexists.

Deciding not to promote people is not the only form or expression of sexism.

Rubbish. Next you're going to insist that racism still exists even though we have a black president.

Or that ageism still exists just because every US president has been over 40.

Yeah, I'm with you. I don't know anything about this lawsuit but I have the strong feeling that many of her accusations are true. Also when I read things like "[...] Christina Lee, a Kleiner Perkins spokesperson, stated the Firm regrets that the situation is being litigated publicly and had hoped the two parties could have reached resolution [...]" I feel a bit bad. What is she implying? Paying her a big sum to keep her mouth shut? ...

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