What will I learn about: how deeply ingrained sexual and racial discrimination forces marginalized employees to work twice as hard just to keep pace with their male peers?

Understand how deeply ingrained sexual and racial discrimination forces marginalized employees to work twice as hard just to keep pace with their male peers.

What will I learn about: how exclusionary 'boys club' networking events give men unfair advantages while locking women out of crucial conversations and career opportunities?

Discover how exclusionary 'boys club' networking events give men unfair advantages while locking women out of crucial conversations and career opportunities.

What will I learn about: Recognize the glaring double standard in the corporate world that celebrates ambition and foresight in men while actively dismissing those exact same qualities in women?

Recognize the glaring double standard in the corporate world that celebrates ambition and foresight in men while actively dismissing those exact same qualities in women.

What will I learn about: Learn how entrenched management systems and HR departments often protect toxic male colleagues instead of supporting the women who report their misconduct and retaliation?

Learn how entrenched management systems and HR departments often protect toxic male colleagues instead of supporting the women who report their misconduct and retaliation.

What will I learn about: Be inspired to fight for workplace equality by exploring Ellen Pao's challenging journey to expose the systemic sexism of the venture capital industry?

Be inspired to fight for workplace equality by exploring Ellen Pao's challenging journey to expose the systemic sexism of the venture capital industry.

Reset

My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change

Ellen Pao

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💡Did you know that even in the world’s most innovative tech firms, an invisible 'boys' club' culture can silently derail the most successful careers?
💡Have you ever wondered what it truly costs—and what it takes—to hold a powerful multi-billion dollar organization accountable for unfair treatment?
💡Are you curious about how one woman’s decision to speak out sparked a global conversation that is still reshaping the future of equality in the workplace today?

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Key Takeaways from Reset

✓Understand how deeply ingrained sexual and racial discrimination forces marginalized employees to work twice as hard just to keep pace with their male peers.
✓Discover how exclusionary 'boys club' networking events give men unfair advantages while locking women out of crucial conversations and career opportunities.
✓Recognize the glaring double standard in the corporate world that celebrates ambition and foresight in men while actively dismissing those exact same qualities in women.
✓Learn how entrenched management systems and HR departments often protect toxic male colleagues instead of supporting the women who report their misconduct and retaliation.
✓Be inspired to fight for workplace equality by exploring Ellen Pao's challenging journey to expose the systemic sexism of the venture capital industry.

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Question 1 of 7

What key realization did Ellen Pao have about sexual discrimination during her early career at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore?

A. It is usually orchestrated by a single malicious individual in senior leadership.
B. It is often so deeply rooted in the workplace that it happens without anyone, even the victim, noticing it.
C. It primarily occurs in the venture capital industry rather than the legal profession.
D. It can be easily resolved through standard HR reporting mechanisms.

Question 2 of 7

According to the book, how did male-only events like strip club visits and exclusive sports outings specifically harm women's career progressions?

A. They violated corporate expense policies, leading to budget cuts for female-led projects.
B. They resulted in women being assigned more administrative tasks in the office.
C. They excluded women from important conversations and opportunities to build personal relationships with bosses.
D. They forced women to organize their own competing networking events, wasting valuable work time.

Question 3 of 7

How did Kleiner Perkins react when Pao initially pitched investing in Twitter?

A. They immediately invested, but gave the credit to a male junior partner.
B. They dismissed her proposal, but later celebrated a male colleague as a genius for suggesting the exact same investment.
C. They fired her for pitching a company outside of their target industry.
D. They invested a small amount but refused to let Pao sit on Twitter's board of directors.

Question 4 of 7

When Pao reported her colleague Ajit Nazre for professional retaliation after their relationship ended, how did managing partner Ray Lane respond?

A. He immediately fired Nazre to protect the firm's reputation.
B. He defended Nazre because they had bonded over male-only events and conversations about women.
C. He transferred Pao to a different department to separate the two employees.
D. He hired an independent investigator to objectively review Pao's claims.

Question 5 of 7

As the CEO of Reddit, what significant action did Pao take to combat the dark side of internet culture?

A. She banned all anonymous accounts to force users to use their real names.
B. She shut down the platform entirely during her trial to prevent public shaming.
C. She banned revenge porn and unsolicited nudes, a move that influenced other major social media sites.
D. She sued the creators of 4chan and 8chan for encouraging the harassment of women.

Question 6 of 7

What phenomenon did reporters dub the 'Pao Effect' during her lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins?

A. The sudden drop in venture capital funding for female-led startups.
B. A flood of women across various industries speaking up about their own experiences with sexual discrimination.
C. The tendency of tech companies to hire female CEOs during public relations crises.
D. The implementation of mandatory diversity quotas in Silicon Valley boardrooms.

Question 7 of 7

Despite losing her lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins, how did Ellen Pao channel the support she received into actionable change?

A. She successfully appealed the case to the Supreme Court.
B. She founded a new venture capital firm exclusively for female founders.
C. She wrote a bestselling book to publicly shame the partners at Kleiner Perkins.
D. She co-founded Project Include to provide companies with tools to fight workplace discrimination.

Reset — Full Chapter Overview

1Recommendation
2Deeply entrenched gender discrimination makes it difficult for women to advance in the workplace.
3Within venture capital, the boys’ club culture praises tenacity in men, but not in women at all.
4Pao’s coworkers at Kleiner continued treating her the same, despite her promotion to junior partner.
5Pao won a discrimination claim against Kleiner, but it proved to be only the beginning indeed.
6During the ongoing lawsuit, Pao took over as CEO of the social media site Reddit.
7Pao lost her case against Kleiner, but widespread support ultimately inspired her to establish Project Include later.

Reset Summary & Overview

In Reset (2017), Ellen Pao recounts the story of her legal battle against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for discrimination. Her high-profile case caused waves in Silicon Valley, and the bravery and honesty she displayed inspired many women all over the world to share their own experiences, furthering the fight for equality.

Who Should Listen to Reset?

Women who have experienced sexual harassment at work
Managers who want to ensure their workplace is free from discrimination
Anyone interested in powerful women bringing about change in the world

About the Author: Ellen Pao

Ellen Pao currently works as an investment banker at Kapor Capital and is a co-founder of the non-profit Project Include. Her first and only book, Reset (2017), garnered her worldwide recognition and was shortlisted for the 2017 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year award.

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