Citation needed. I haven't yet, in a decade in the tech industry, worked with anybody who would act in this way, to the best of my knowledge.
That said, I work in London and not SV, so I can't say if the culture is different. I know for a fact that it wouldn't be tolerated for a second anywhere I've worked.
I don't mean that sexual harassment is no problem, rather it is a terrible problem but one that generally occurs at a team or departmental level stemming from loose discipline and a lack of proper organizational leadership.
Generally my (purely anecdotal, obviously) experience is that places in the Valley and startups tend to attract more "brogrammer" types than places outside the valley or that are established companies.
Yeah, that's your problem right there. I probably should have specified that this is largely a SV/USA problem. The work culture in the UK is very different from over here. Even here in the US, it's rather different by region; I don't think it's remotely as bad on the east coast.
I'm willing to believe it though. Far, far too many stories. I've also definitely seen it online in spades.
If you're a man (or white, etc) then it makes sense that you don't see this firsthand. It doesn't happen to you. Not all workplace harassment is as egregious or public as the harassment in this article. I absolutely don't believe that this problem mainly affects the US.
That's fine, as long as you understand that this is just a personal belief that you hold and not a fact about the world. Since it is just your unfounded belief, it doesn't detract from, devalue, or even argue mildly against the personal experiences outlined in the comments you are responding to.