#ellen pao

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We spoke with Ellen Pao of Project Include about inclusion, accountability, and making diversity a priority. Check out the video with the link below and consider subscribing to our channel so you never miss an episode!

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Feminist: Silence is Violence! Unless it’s me being silent about pedophiles. I mean, I could have had a career hit if I’d saved the kiddies! A reminder - SHE WAS THE CEO OF REDDIT. https://www.wired.com/2015/07/reddit-ceo-ellen-pao-steps-down-huffman-replacement/ Of course, she was also wildly incompetent, and probably only got the gig because of feminism.

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MBTI & Tech

Ellen Pao: INTJ (Kara Swisher: ENTJ)

“Ellen K. Pao (born 1970) is an American investor and activist who co-founded the diversity consulting non-profit organization Project Include. (…)

Since becoming known, in 2012, for filing a gender discrimination suit against former employer Kleiner Perkins, Pao has expressed vocal criticism of the hiring and promotion practices in Silicon Valley.

In 2015, unpopular decisions made during Pao's tenure at Reddit generated a wave of controversy that culminated in her stepping down.

The backlash she received sparked debates both on the treatment of women in technology and the need for transparency in a company that relies on volunteers. (…)

On June 10, 2015, a post on Reddit, signed by Pao and two other executives, announced that five subreddits were being banned for fostering off-site harassment.

One such community had over 150,000 subscribers.

Multiple change.org petitions calling for Pao's resignation were created by displeased Reddit users and the most popular one reached 10,000 signatures in the days following the change.

Some users began posting hateful comments and images about Pao on Reddit and other websites.”

Sources: video, wiki/Ellen_Pao. Screencaps: transcript.

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"They’re just wrong"—Ex-Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has harsh words on Big Tech's failure to stop internet hate

"I hope these people are holding themselves accountable for what is happening."

MJ: These points are good and important, but at the same time, we’ve been having these types of conversations for the last couple of years, especially since people like you have brought these types of issues to light. Are there are new things in this? Are things changing at all?

EP: I can’t tell. I think there is a kind of acceptance of harassment on these platforms now. It’s become so widespread. More people are experiencing it, unfortunately, and you see it on multiple threads. You get into a hate train or trolling and it’s more prevalent, especially in this political environment and in this environment of fake news, people have started to tolerate it more. People are also starting to understand the platforms’ role in it, are seeing Facebook’s problems with Myanmar, its problems with fake news, its problems with allowing holocaust deniers a platform. It was five years ago when the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote about how Reddit was becoming an on-ramp for Stormfront, one of the worst sites for white supremacy. And nobody seemed to really care. I’d think people would really pay attention to a report like that. People would say, “Oh, this is actually really bad.” People know now white supremacy is a huge problem in our country. It’s no longer something we’ve taken care of and that it’s just some fringe groups.

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Jada Pinkett Smith takes the stage for their hit talk show Red Table Talk live from the 2019 MAKERS Conference at 8pm/PT. The conversations will be everything you expect from the popular series — and more! Musician John Legend also takes the stage to lead a panel on criminal justice reform. Details and agenda: https://www.makers.com/conference

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Currently in the middle of:

Thanks, Obama by David Litt

DOOM (2016)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Chemistry by Weike Wang

Evicted by by Matthew Desmond

Iron Fist Season 2

Over the Garden Wall

Hilda

and yet, I really want to start:

Reset by Ellen Pao

Man in the High Castle Season 3

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

and I still need to start:

Slow Hand by Phillip Norman

How do people finish things?

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The big-money world of Silicon Valley remains dominated by men and remains a hard place for women to speak out if they want to join the ranks of its richest. And some women think the best way to fight harassment is to tread carefully and get to the top.

One woman who did speak out about harassment is Ellen Pao. In 2012, she brought a lawsuit against the prestigious venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Pao, then a junior partner, says she was discriminated against and experienced sexual harassment. At the time, few believed her.

"There's still a skepticism of ... 'If we haven't heard any of these stories how can they be true?' " she says.

Pao lost her case. And she says it definitely hurt her career. But it began what some in Silicon Valley are calling "the Pao effect." Despite potential career setbacks, more women are telling their stories.

"I think nobody wants to tell these stories," Pao says. "It is like your worst experience and you go out and you share and you hope for change."

Struggling For Investments, Silicon Valley Women Reluctant To Speak Out On Harassment

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images