鲍爱伦今天宣布，她已经撤销了对她的前雇主，风险投资公司凯鹏华盈考菲尔德&拜尔斯的诉讼。保罗的性别歧视诉讼，她在三月份的陪审团审判中败诉，引发了关于硅谷**代表性不足的辩论；它还揭示了硅谷最著名的风**司之一的内部运作。

“我感到欣慰的是，我的行为鼓励了其他人更广泛地谈论风险投资和技术方面的歧视，”Pao在一份由Recode首先获得的声明中写道我感到鼓舞的是，各公司正在采取更多行动，量化和解决妇女和少数民族机会的差距。”

Pao将向Kleiner Perkins支付近27.6万美元的法律费用

许多人批评过科技界对**的待遇，尤其是对那些公开谈论歧视性工作场所做法的**的待遇，他们认为Pao在游行中的失败是一个打击。然而，Pao仍然保持警惕，并在5月份的Recode准则会议上告诉一位与会者，如果更多的人讲述自己的故事，该行业将改善对职场**的待遇。

Pao正在考虑上诉，并在6月份提交了一份通知，表明了她的意图，但由于这将带来巨大的经济负担，她似乎没有坚持到底。互联网上对Pao的强烈反对最终促成了一场运动，让她被解雇，成为Reddit的临时CEO。今年7月，由于该网站主办有争议的论坛引发争议，Pao辞去了社交网络首席执行官的职务。

她说：“Pao没有与Kleiner Perkins和解，因为她不想被阻止谈论此案。”“和解可能会给我带来经济利益，但代价是沉默，”鲍说我拒绝在这些重要问题上保持沉默，“这意味着她仍将面临27.6万美元的诉讼费，不过克莱纳此前曾表示，如果保罗放弃上诉，公司将免除诉讼费。

当记者要求置评时，克莱纳的一位女发言人说：“我们很高兴把这次审判抛诸脑后。毫无疑问，工作场所的多样性是一个重要问题。KPCB仍然致力于在公司内部和行业内支持妇女和少数民族的风险投资和技术。”

请阅读以下Pao的完整声明：

I have decided to end my lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins.

I feel gratified that my acti*** have encouraged others to speak up about discrimination in venture capital and technology more broadly. I am encouraged that companies are taking more action to quantify and address the disparity of opportunities for women and minorities.

To resolve the lawsuit, I will pay Kleiner Perkins for its legal costs as awarded by the court, although I firmly believe people who bring employment discrimination claims in good faith should not be forced to pay their employer’s legal bills. I will also drop my appeal, since I cannot afford the risk of even more costs to fight against a firm with tremendous financial resources and massive legal and PR armies.

To be clear, Kleiner and I have not reached any agreement to settle this matter. Settlement might have provided me with financial benefits, but only at the great cost of silence. To quote their lawyer, "KP is not interested in a settlement without a non disparagement provision," meaning I would not be free to speak the truth about my experiences. I refuse to be silent on these important issues.

This battle has been painful for me personally and professionally, and also for my family. It is time to move on. I look forward to continuing the conversation about workplace equality and to building great companies in the technology industry.