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Gormy Cuss

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2. Pao didn't fit the "culture" -- and culture is used as an excuse for a lot of discrimination.

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Wed Apr 1, 2015, 04:32 PM

Apr 2015

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I was watching this case and didn't think she'd prevail but I was hoping that the case would be argued successfully. Even in the most progressive work places subtle sexism can creep in, often around extracurricular sports-themed events -- for example, forming a pickup team for basketball or watching a game in a sports bar where managerial level employees bonded.

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Ellen Pao and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2015 OP

K&R! marym625 Mar 2015 #1

Pao didn't fit the "culture" -- and culture is used as an excuse for a lot of discrimination. Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #2

I just read some of the media coverage Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #3

I knew it was over when I read this: boston bean Apr 2015 #4

That's actually a much better article than local media coverage. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #5