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‘I felt utterly powerless,’ venture capitalist says of Financial Review column – Sydney Morning Herald

Elaine Stead said the presence of highly critical columns about her online made it difficult for her to rebuild her career.

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Elaine Stead is suing the Australian Financial Review over a column, Credit:Louise Kennerley
The court heard she took time off work for her mental health after the first column, which called her a “feminist cretin” and accused her of making “fatuous investments in peanut start-ups”. As examples of such start-ups, Aston pointed to Blue Sky’s involvement in successful online wine retailer Vinomofo and bespoke footwear maker Shoes of Prey, which had attracted a range of high-profile investors before…

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