All the details were hashed out in posts here a few weeks ago. I won’t summarize because one side or the other will downvote me, but you can search HN.
I read all of those and never got the details. I could never find the actual email she sent. Just the email she sent to the listserv.
I did end up finding Pichai’s email and while it was bland corporate speak, I don’t understand how it was particularly damning. I’m not sure how anyone could expect Google to apologize when they don’t think they are wrong, or especially through a company wide email. If anything it’s a positive that the CEO is taking such interest and spending such energy on this.
This is the most comprehensive discussion on this topic, which also deals with the fallout on Twitter. Includes (anonymous) comments by Google employees:
I did end up finding Pichai’s email and while it was bland corporate speak, I don’t understand how it was particularly damning. I’m not sure how anyone could expect Google to apologize when they don’t think they are wrong, or especially through a company wide email. If anything it’s a positive that the CEO is taking such interest and spending such energy on this.