Ellen one is seeking $ 16million in a sex discrimination lawsuit against Silicon Valley company Kleiner , Perkins , Caulfield & Byers . one told jurors the colleague , Ajit Nazre , first approached her romantically during a trip to Germany after she had been struck by a cab . one , 45 , was dazed from her injuries and could n't object to his advances , she said . one said she and Nazre eventually had an affair and she told him she loved him but ended the relationship when she found out he was still married . one claims in her lawsuit that she was denied a promotion at the firm because of gender bias and then fired after she complained . I 've tried many times to bring Kleiner Perkins to the right path.I think there should be equal opportunities for women and men to be venture capitalists , ' she told jurors .
Ellen Pao is seeking $ 16million in a sex discrimination lawsuit against Silicon Valley company Kleiner , Perkins , Caulfield & Byers . Pao told jurors the colleague , Ajit Nazre , first approached her romantically during a trip to Germany after she had been struck by a cab . Pao , 45 , was dazed from her injuries and could n't object to his advances , she said . Pao said she and Nazre eventually had an affair and she told him she loved him but ended the relationship when she found out he was still married . Pao claims in her lawsuit that she was denied a promotion at the firm because of gender bias and then fired after she complained . I 've tried many times to bring Kleiner Perkins to the right path.I think there should be equal opportunities for women and men to be venture capitalists , ' she told jurors .