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I see no reason to believe that the tech industry is any more sexist than any other industry with an overwhelming male dominance. For example, a poll from just a couple of years ago reported that one in four women reports workplace sexual harassment[1].

It'd be much less worse if this was a tech industry problem only. The sad reality is that we're knee-deep in shitty behavior.

And I want to stress, since some seem people to take the opposite of the charitable principle when reading posts, that this does not in any way excuse the tech industry. It just implies that it's not due to lack of socialization; it's a general problem of men.

[1] http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/one-in-four-u-s...



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