A Silicon Valley venture capital firm has emerged victorious from a three-year high profile case accusing executives of gender discrimination. Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao, 45, sued her former employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for four counts of discrimination after she was fired. In a case that prompted a broad discussion about gender bias in the tech industry, Pao painted the firm as sexist, crude, and quarrelsome. On Friday, a jury of six men and six women rejected every claim after less than 72 hours of deliberation in San Francisco Superior Court. Scroll down for video. Lost: Ellen Pao (pictured after the verdict) sued her former employers for four counts of gender bias after she was fired. The Reddit CEO claimed her career crumbled at Kleiner after ending an affair with a partner. A jury of six men and six women rejected all of Pao's claims in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday. Over the course of three years, Pao told the court her career at the Silicon Valley firm crumbled after she ended a brief affair with partner Ajit Nazre, and was fired in 2012 when she complained. Pao, who is married to Wall Street financier Alphonse Fletcher Jr, said he 'falsely told her that his wife had left him' and 'engaged in offensive, obstructionist, and difficult behavior' until she 'succumbed' two or three times. After she ended the liaison, he started to 'retaliate', she claimed. At one point, she said, Nazre appeared at her colleague's hotel room on a business trip wearing nothing but a bathrobe, carrying a glass of wine, according to testimony. The court heard Ray Lane, a former partner, said the woman, Trae Vassallo, should have been 'flattered'. Kleiner countered that it investigated Nazre after Vassallo complained, after which he quickly left the firm. Pao's first claim, tabled in 2007, also accused senior partner Randy Komisar of giving her a Leonard Cohen book, Book Of Longing, filled with sexually explicit drawings and poems. Later, he asked her to dinner adding that 'his wife would be out of town'. The case played out as Silicon Valley saw a steady decline in the number of female venture capitalists. Recent figures collected by Babson College show six per cent of the venture capital is female, down from 10 per cent in 1999. With that backdrop, Pao's lawyers described Kleiner as a pressure cooker that was hostile toward women. One of Pao's mentors testified that subpar performance meant she was not promoted, rather than gender. The firm disputed those charges, presenting evidence that Kleiner went out of its way to hire women. During the case, the court heard one partner, Chi-Hua Chien, said women 'kill the buzz' as he argued only men should be invited to a dinner with Al Gore. John Doerr, once Pao's direct boss, told investigators she had 'a female chip on her shoulder'. And senior partner Ted Schlein rebuffed the feminist rallying call from Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg that women 'deserve a seat at the table'. He said: 'I really don’t think it was a very big deal to us who sits at a table or who does not.' Specifically, Pao alleged that:. The jury ruled against Pao on the first three claims but was sent back to deliberate the fourth due to an apparent miscount. Two hours later, they emerged in favor of Kleiner Perkins. The court requires a minimum of 9-3 votes to come to a conclusion. But initially, the verdict stated that four jurors supported Pao's view that she was fired because she sued for gender discrimination. On the pivotal claim that Pao was fired for being female, ten jurors ruled gender was not a substantial factor. They came to their conclusion after completing this question-and-answer document. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Elder, Pao looked down and forced a smile as the judge revealed she had lost. Some witnesses, including Pao's onetime mentor John Doerr, testified that Pao's lack of advancement stemmed from subpar performance, not discrimination or retaliation. However, Pao's attorneys argued she played a pivotal role in the investment in RPX and Twitter. Pao testified for five days and faced questions from jurors such as whether it was 'professional to enter into an affair with a married partner?' 'Going back I would not have done it again, but I didn't think it was inappropriate at the time,' Pao said. Following the verdict on Friday, Pao released a statement via Twitter. In nine tweets, she wrote: 'Thank you, world. 'I have been inspired by the thousands of people who have reached out to me over the past three years with support. 'I’ve heard from people in Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Australia, Malaysia, France, Argentina, Norway, Tanzania, Finland, and beyond. 'Because of social media and live reports, the problem of gender discrimination in venture capital has received attention around the globe. 'While today’s outcome is a disappointment, I take consolation in knowing that people really listened. 'If we do not share our stories and shine a light on inequities, things will not change. 'Hopefully my case will inspire the venture capital industry to level the playing field for everyone, including women and minorities. 'To support the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, we need to show leadership today. 'And thank you to the team and board @reddit for standing by me.'
What are the important parts of this article?
Ellen Pao sued Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers for four counts of gender discrimination.
Three-year case has sparked wide discussion about Silicon Valley sexism.
On Friday jury ruled in favor of the venture capital firm on every count.
Pao was seeking $16 million plus damages from the firm.
After verdict, jurors were ordered to deliberate one of the counts again due to an apparent miscount. They eventually voted against Pao.
Gender was a factor when Kleiner Perkins failing to promote her and terminated her employment.
Kleiner Perkins retaliated against her when she accused the firm of gender discrimination.
Kleiner Perkins failed to take  reasonable steps to prevent gender bias against her.
The firm retaliated against her lawsuit by terminating her employment.
Ett riskkapitalbolag i Silicon Valley har gått segrande ur ett treårigt högprofilerat fall där chefer anklagas för könsdiskriminering. Reddit interim VD Ellen Pao, 45, stämde sin tidigare arbetsgivare Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers för fyra fall av diskriminering efter att hon fått sparken. I ett fall som föranledde en bred diskussion om könsfördomar inom teknikindustrin, Pao målade firman som sexistisk, grov och grälsjuk. På fredag avslog en jury bestående av sex män och sex kvinnor varje påstående efter mindre än 72 timmars överläggning i San Francisco Superior Court. Scrolla ner för video. Förlorade: Ellen Pao (bildad efter domen) stämde sina tidigare arbetsgivare för fyra fall av könsfördomar efter att hon fått sparken. Reddits VD hävdade att hennes karriär krympte på Kleiner efter att ha avslutat en affär med en partner. En jury bestående av sex män och sex kvinnor avvisade Paos samtliga anspråk i San Francisco Superior Court på fredagen. Under loppet av tre år berättade Pao för hovet sin karriär på Silicon Valley firman vittrade efter att hon avslutade en kort affär med partnern Ajit Nazre, och fick sparken 2012 när hon klagade. Pao, som är gift med Wall Street-finansiären Alphonse Fletcher Jr, sade att han 'falskt talat om för henne att hans fru hade lämnat honom' och 'engagerat sig i stötande, obstruktionslystet och svårt beteende' tills hon 'succumbed' två eller tre gånger. Efter att hon avslutat förbindelsen började han 'återupprätta', hävdade hon. Vid ett tillfälle, sade hon, dök Nazre upp på sin kollegas hotellrum på en affärsresa iklädd endast en badrock, bärandes ett glas vin, enligt vittnesmål. Rätten hörde Ray Lane, en före detta partner, sade att kvinnan, Trae Vasallo, borde ha blivit 'smickrad'. Kleiner kontrade med att den undersökte Nazre efter att Vasallo klagat, varefter han snabbt lämnade firman. Paos första påstående, som lades fram 2007, anklagade även seniorpartnern Randy Komisar för att ha gett henne en Leonard Cohen-bok, Book Of Longing, fylld med sexuellt explicita teckningar och dikter. Senare bjöd han henne på middag och tillade att "hans fru skulle vara bortrest". Fallet utspelades då Silicon Valley såg en stadig nedgång i antalet kvinnliga riskkapitalister. Nyligen insamlade siffror från Babson College visar att sex procent av riskkapitalet är kvinnor, en minskning från 10 procent 1999. Med den bakgrunden beskrev Paos advokater Kleiner som en tryckkokare som var fientlig mot kvinnor. En av Paos mentorer vittnade om att subparprestation inte innebar att hon befordrades, snarare än kön. Firman bestred anklagelserna och lade fram bevis för att Kleiner ansträngde sig för att anställa kvinnor. Under målets gång hörde domstolen en partner, Chi-Hua Chien, säga kvinnor "döda surret" då han argumenterade för att endast män skulle bjudas in till en middag med Al Gore. John Doerr, en gång Paos chef, berättade för utredare att hon hade "ett kvinnligt chip på axeln". Och seniorpartnern Ted Schlein avvisade det feministiska rallysamtalet från Facebooks COO Sheryl Sandberg som kvinnor "ger en plats vid bordet". Han sade: "Jag tror verkligen inte att det var en särskilt stor sak för oss som sitter vid ett bord eller som inte gör det." Närmare bestämt hävdade Pao att: Juryn avgjorde mot Pao på de tre första påståendena men skickades tillbaka för att överlägga om den fjärde på grund av en skenbar missräkning. Två timmar senare dök de upp till förmån för Kleiner Perkins. Domstolen kräver minst 9-3 röster för att komma till ett slut. Men till en början uppgav domen att fyra jurymedlemmar stödde Paos åsikt att hon fick sparken eftersom hon stämde för könsdiskriminering. På det pivotala påståendet att Pao avskedades för att vara kvinnlig var tio jurymedlemmar som styrde kön inte en väsentlig faktor. De kom fram till sin slutsats efter att ha avslutat detta dokument med frågor och svar. Enligt Wall Street Journal-reportern Jeff Elder såg Pao ner och tvingade fram ett leende då domaren avslöjade att hon hade förlorat. Vissa vittnen, däribland Paos tidigare mentor John Doerr, vittnade om att Paos brist på avancemang härrörde från subparprestation, inte diskriminering eller vedergällning. Paos advokater menade dock att hon spelade en central roll i satsningen på RPX och Twitter. Pao vittnade i fem dagar och ställdes inför frågor från jurymedlemmar som om det var "professionellt att ingå en affär med en gift partner?" 'Återvänder skulle jag inte ha gjort det igen, men jag tyckte inte att det var olämpligt då', sade Pao. Efter domen på fredagen släppte Pao ett uttalande via Twitter. På nio tweets skrev hon: "Tack, världen. 'Jag har inspirerats av de tusentals människor som har kontaktat mig under de senaste tre åren med stöd. – Jag har hört från människor i Kazakstan, Bangladesh, Australien, Malaysia, Frankrike, Argentina, Norge, Tanzania, Finland och andra länder. "På grund av sociala medier och direktrapporter har problemet med könsdiskriminering i riskkapital fått uppmärksamhet runt om i världen. "Medan dagens resultat är en besvikelse, så känner jag tröst i vetskapen om att människor verkligen lyssnade. "Om vi inte delar med oss av våra historier och lyser upp orättvisor, kommer saker och ting inte att förändras. ”Förhoppningsvis kommer mitt fall att inspirera riskkapitalindustrin att skapa lika villkor för alla, inklusive kvinnor och minoriteter. ”För att stödja morgondagens entreprenörer måste vi visa ledarskap i dag. "Och tack till laget och ombord @reddit för att stå vid min sida." Vilka är de viktiga delarna i den här artikeln?
A venture capital company in Silicon Valley has emerged victorious from a three-year high-profile case in which managers are accused of gender discrimination. Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao, 45, sued her former employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for four cases of discrimination after she was fired. In a case that prompted a broad discussion of gender bias in the technology industry, Pao painted the firm as sexist, gross and quarrelsome. On Friday, a jury consisting of six men and six women rejected each claim after less than 72 hours of deliberation in the San Francisco Superior Court. Scroll down for video. Lost: Ellen Pao (formed after the verdict) sued her former employers for four cases of gender bias after she was fired. Reddit's CEO claimed that her career shrank at Kleiner after closing an affair with a partner. A jury of six men and six women rejected Paos all claims in the San Francisco Superior Court on Friday. Over the course of three years, Pao told the court her career at the Silicon Valley firm weathered after she ended a brief deal with partner Ajit Nazre, and was fired in 2012 when she complained. Pao, who is married to Wall Street financier Alphonse Fletcher Jr., said he 'falsely told her that his wife had left him' and 'committed to offensive, obstructionary and difficult behavior' until she 'succumbed' two or three times. After she ended the connection, he began 'reestablishing', she claimed. On one occasion, she said, Nazre appeared at her colleague's hotel room on a business trip wearing only one bathrobe, carrying a glass of wine, according to testimony. The court heard Ray Lane, a former partner, saying that the woman, Trae Vasallo, should have been 'smicked'. Kleiner countered with it investigating Nazre after Vasallo complained, after which he quickly left the firm. Pao's first claim, presented in 2007, also accused senior partner Randy Komisar of giving her a Leonard Cohen book, Book Of Longing, filled with sexually explicit drawings and poems. Later, he invited her to dinner and added that "his wife would be away". The case was set as Silicon Valley saw a steady decline in the number of female venture capitalists. Recent figures from Babson College show that six percent of venture capital is women, down from 10 percent in 1999. With that background, Pao's lawyers described Kleiner as a pressure cooker hostile to women. One of Pao's mentors testified that subpar achievement did not mean she was promoted, rather than gender. The firm contested the charges and presented evidence that Kleiner was making an effort to hire women. During the course of the case, the court heard a partner, Chi-Hua Chien, say women "kill the buzz" as he argued that only men should be invited to a dinner with Al Gore. John Doerr, once Pao's boss, told investigators that she had "a female chip on her shoulder". And senior partner Ted Schlein rejected the feminist rally call from Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg as women "gives a place at the table". He said, "I really don't think it was a very big thing for us sitting at a table or not." More specifically, Pao claimed that: The jury ruled against Pao on the first three claims but was sent back to deliberate on the fourth due to an apparent frustration. Two hours later, they appeared in favor of Kleiner Perkins. The court demands at least 9-3 votes to come to an end. But initially, the verdict stated that four jurors supported Pao's view that she was fired because she sued for gender discrimination. On the pivotal claim that Pao was dismissed for being female, ten jurors who ruled gender were not an essential factor. They came to their conclusion after completing this question and answer document. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Elder, Pao looked down and forced a smile as the judge revealed she had lost. Some witnesses, including Paos's former mentor John Doerr, testified that Pao's lack of advancement stemmed from subpar achievement, not discrimination or retaliation. However, Pao's lawyers argued that she played a central role in the venture on RPX and Twitter. Pao testified for five days and faced questions from jurors as if it was "professional to enter into an affair with a married partner?" 'Returning I wouldn't have done it again, but I didn't think it was inappropriate then,' said Pao. Following the verdict on Friday, Pao released a statement via Twitter. On nine tweets, she wrote, "Thank you, world. 'I have been inspired by the thousands of people who have contacted me over the past three years with support. I have heard from people in Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Australia, Malaysia, France, Argentina, Norway, Tanzania, Finland and other countries. "Because of social media and direct reports, the problem of gender discrimination in venture capital has received attention around the world. "While today's results are disappointing, I feel comfort in knowing that people were really listening. "If we don't share our stories and light up injustices, things won't change. “Hopefully, my case will inspire the venture capital industry to create a level playing field for everyone, including women and minorities. “To support tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, we need to show leadership today. "And thank you to the team and board @reddit for standing by my side." What are the key elements of this article?
Ellen Pao stämde Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield och Byers för fyra fall av könsdiskriminering. Treårsfallet har gett upphov till en bred diskussion om Silicon Valleysexism. På fredag juryn dömde till förmån för riskkapitalbolaget på varje räkning. Pao sökte 16 miljoner dollar plus skadestånd från firman. Efter domsaga beordrades jurymedlemmar att överlägga om en av grevarna igen på grund av en skenbar missräkning. De röstade så småningom emot Pao. Kön var en faktor när Kleiner Perkins misslyckades med att befordra henne och sade upp sin anställning. Kleiner Perkins hämnades mot henne när hon anklagade firman för könsdiskriminering. Kleiner Perkins misslyckades med att vidta rimliga åtgärder för att förhindra könsfördomar mot henne. Firman hämnades mot hennes stämning genom att säga upp hennes anställning.
Ellen Pao sued Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers for four cases of gender discrimination. The three-year case has given rise to a broad discussion on Silicon Valley sexism. On Friday, the jury ruled in favor of the venture capital company on each bill. Pao sought $16 million plus damages from the firm. Following a verdict, jurors were ordered to deliberate on one of the counts again due to an apparent frustration. They eventually voted against Pao. Gender was a factor when Kleiner Perkins failed to promote her and terminated his employment. Kleiner Perkins retaliated against her when she accused the firm of gender discrimination. Kleiner Perkins failed to take reasonable steps to prevent gender bias against her. The firm retaliated against her lawsuit by terminating her employment.