Kleiner Sexism Trial Is She Said-He Said Over Tryst Gone Bad

Ellen Pao is seen here in this April 4, 2006 file photo outside her office in Menlo Park, Calif.

Photographer: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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One-time venture capitalist Ellen Pao claims she was a victim of a male-dominated culture at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where she says women were harassed, discriminated against and told not to complain.

Now, three years after her lawsuit cast a spotlight on the dark side of Silicon Valley, Pao’s credibility will be on the line when she tells her story to a jury.