Professor Deborah Rhode discusses how the Ellen Pao discrimination case has been a “wakeup” call for Silicon Valley in this article on the most recent lawsuit i the tech world filed against Twitter by a female engineer. 

A female engineer is suing Twitter over its alleged “tap-on-the-shoulder” promotion practice that favours men, making it the latest suit to highlight claims of widespread gender discrimination in Silicon Valley.

Tina Huang, who is leading a class action, accused the “male-dominated” management team at the social media company of intentionally overlooking women for promotion.

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“This case is a wakeup call,” said Stanford University law professor Deborah Rhode, who teaches gender equity law. “The case has sparked a much-needed debate about gender inequality regardless of its merit.”