Something I've been wondering since the Forbes article - is inappropriate investor behavior illegal? The things described there would unambiguously be sexual harassment if someone's manager did them; it seems unfortunate if the only tool to fight investor/founder harassment is social pressure.
Depends on what behavior we're talking about, but the simplest answer is no - lots of inappropriate behavior is not illegal.
It's not an investor-founder story, but a related and eye-opening read is the story from the co-founder of Meebo, titled "Why I Now Believe the Glass Ceiling Is Real"[0].
