On Monday, Ellen Pao, the subject of a high-profile Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit, filed to appeal her case against former employer, venture capitalist firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, & Beyers.
In March, a jury ruled in favor of Kleiner Perkins on all four claims against the firm. Pao, now the interim CEO of internet forum Reddit, worked at the company for seven years and claims they assigned her menial tasks, denied her several promotions, and then dismissed her when she complained.
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Update 1:54 p.m.: KPCB spokesperson Christina Lee responded with this statement: "A 12-member jury found decisively in favor of KPCB on all four claims. We remain committed to gender diversity in the workplace and believe that women in technology would be best served by focusing on this issue outside of continued litigation."
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