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Ellen Pao

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Ellen Pao

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Birthday: November 30, 1969

Birthplace: New Jersey, United States

Educated At: Princeton University, Harvard Law School

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Merchant, Lawyer, Businessperson

Spouse: Roger Kuo, Buddy Fletcher

Total quotes: 2

“When I gave birth to my first child, some partners at work treated my taking maternity leave as the equivalent of abandoning a ship in the middle of a typhoon to get a manicure.”

— Ellen Pao, Ellen Pao: This Is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley

Tagged: feminism, Career, Pregnancy

“I think when you start out in your career, you think that everything is fair, and you are getting equal opportunities. And as you move up higher in the ranks, you realize that actually there are fewer positions and it’s more competitive and it’s harder to get those opportunities. And then you reach a point where you realize, hey, these opportunities are not equal, and I think that’s been the case for many women.”

— Ellen Pao, Ellen Pao on Reaction to Kleiner Case, Workplace Sexism and Running Reddit — Q&A

Tagged: Alpha Female, Women, Woman, Career, opportunities, possibilities, Careers, Competition, Eqaulity

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