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A female SpaceX employee is suing the company for discrimination and retaliation.
  • A female SpaceX employee accused the company of gender discrimination and retaliation in a new lawsuit.
  • The suit alleges the employee's former supervisor pressured her into a quid-pro-quo relationship.
  • The employee said in the suit that SpaceX continued to side with her male boss even after he left.

A female SpaceX employee accused the rocket company of discrimination and retaliation in a new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The employee, Michelle Dopak, said in the lawsuit that SpaceX paid her less than male staffers and refused to promote her.