KPCB investment
partner Ellen Pao is alleging sexual harassment by former colleague Ajit Nazre,
and subsequent gender discrimination and retaliation. And she has backup. And
she’s naming names. High-profile ones. In fact this Tech Crunch piece leaves
nothing of her complaint to the imagination, posting all of the 16 pages for
the world to see.
Meanwhile, the
legendary KPCB – armed with its notoriety for hiring and supporting women partners
- plans to fight, tooth and nail, what they consider to be baseless
allegations.
Big surprise, it’s
not a cut and dry case. They never are. They’re messy, can culminate in serious
backlash for the victim and - worst of all – no matter the outcome, they can
compound issues for women entering these professional positions. We obviously
lead a charge for females in the corporate industries and know it’s easy to say
that this case is “so typical”…but we don’t know the full story yet. We do know that these suits don’t just come
out of nowhere, and we’re anxiously awaiting the verdict.
