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I wonder what sort of proof you are looking for. I too would love to see some studies on this. Is there a percentage at which you would care? In the mean time, I'll send you this link as well -- http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_incidents -- to at least show that this exact type of incident happens all the time.

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I care now. Bringing up the hypothesis that "the entire community of tech meetups is hostile to women" is a red herring. Whether it's true or not, the response is the same: call out the bad behavior when it happens. The only interesting question to me is the tactical one of how to do it in a way that only embarasses the guilty party, instead of making an awkward situation worse.

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