PBS NewsHour

How women in tech see Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination case

Clip: Season 2015 | 4m 28s

A jury of six men and six women found gender was not a factor in the firing of former junior partner Ellen Pao at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The case drew attention to sexism and gender imbalance in Silicon Valley, as well as the wider tech world. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Fran Maier, founder of TRUSTe, about the significance of the case and verdict.

Aired: 03/27/15

Rating: NR

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