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> [I am seeing change at earlier stage start-up companies. For a lot of big companies, the ship has sailed. They are trying to bolt on diversity and inclusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/i-am-seeing-change-at-earlier-stage-start-up-companies-for-a-lot-of/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

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## More by Ellen Pao

> [If we do not share our stories and shine a light on inequities, things will not change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/if-we-do-not-share-our-stories-and-shine-a-light-on-inequities-things/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [“All these rich people with their private-jet escape routes to New Zealand—maybe it’s the operational manager in me, but all I can think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/all-these-rich-people-with-their-private-jet-escape-routes-to-new/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [“When talliea are taken, companies wind up wondering why 99 percent of their senior employees ae white men. Then they blame us -- accusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/when-talliea-are-taken-companies-wind-up-wondering-why-99-percent-of/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [I don't encourage people to litigate when facing discrimination: It is so hard - painful and difficult. It's draining financially, emotionally, and professionally. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/i-don-t-encourage-people-to-litigate-when-facing-discrimination-it-is/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [“If you get an opportunity that someone offers you, take it. A business school professor of mine told me this 20 years ago, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/if-you-get-an-opportunity-that-someone-offers-you-take-it-a-business/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [You can now share your story anonymously much more easily than you could earlier and you can watch people have conversations about it. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/you-can-now-share-your-story-anonymously-much-more-easily-than-you/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [“There was some awareness back then about hidden gender bias, particularly because of research like the famous “Howard and Heidi” study. Two Columbia Business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/there-was-some-awareness-back-then-about-hidden-gender-bias/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [I think at you have to do what your conscience tells you to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/i-think-at-you-have-to-do-what-your-conscience-tells-you-to-do/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

> [I am seeing change at earlier stage start-up companies. For a lot of big companies, the ship has sailed. They are trying to bolt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pao/i-am-seeing-change-at-earlier-stage-start-up-companies-for-a-lot-of/)

[Ellen Pao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pao/)

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