The woman at the center of historic gender discrimination lawsuit ellen powell kept her head down taking notes and shuffling through papers as each of the claims was denied by a San Francisco juror. After the verdict she read prepared statement. 5 helped to level the Playing Field for women and minority in venture capitol then the battle was worth it. Now its time for me to get wac to my career to my family and my friend. Heres how the jury decided on each of powell 4 claims. No. 1 was she not promoted because of gender. No. Was the firm neglect in not protecting her from discrimination. Was she denied promotion because she complained. Was she fired because she complained and filed a lawsuit. All no. It never occurred to me for a second that a careful and attentive jury like this wohl find either discrimination or retaliation. Based on testimony we heard it probably had more to do with her sales ability and her ability to get along with people. Her personality. The decision against pow