A Tech Whistle-Blower Helps Others Speak Out

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California law, which offered only partial protection, didn’t cover people speaking out about racial discrimination. Peter Rukin, their lawyer, said he had an idea: What if state law was expanded to ban nondisclosure agreements from preventing people speaking out on any workplace discrimination? Ms. Ozoma and Ms. Banks soon began working with a California state senator, Connie Leyva, a Democrat, on a bill to do just that. She added that Ms. Banks had “felt left out” because news coverage focused on Ms. Ozoma’s role. Since leaving Pinterest, Ms. Ozoma has moved to Santa Fe, N.M., where she lives with a flock of chickens she calls the Golden Girls.

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