[atomical]

"This isn’t to say that sexism or sexual harassment is acceptable, or that Pao should tolerate it, or that Kleiner Perkins shouldn’t take action against wrongdoers. It is to suggest that there is a cost to remedying the problem with showcase litigation."

Completely obvious conclusion here and it makes one wonder why the author spent so much time talking about how this is bad for business.

[khuey]

Indeed. That the author spends an entire article talking about how it's bad for business suggests that sexism or sexual harassment is acceptable, that Pao should tolerate it, or that Kleiner Perkins shouldn't take action against wrongdoers.