In the past four or five years the bringing to light of discrimination, sexism and misogyny in this field has increased (and that's a good thing) and I don't doubt that women have faced discrimination in the past. But this is the first I've heard of decades of documented cases - anecdotal evidence maybe, but not concrete documented issues over the course of years. Can you share some of them?
> Can you share some of them?
Do you really want the parent to start listing cases of sexual harassment?
Documented sexual harassment is not the same claim that was being made above, specifically, that men will do things like forgo investing at an investment event purely because the woman is attractive.
And honestly, not even common sense bears that out, you would expect the man to invest unnecessarily in an effort to gain her attention.
Imagine a goofy woman in torn clothing approached tmyou at a conference, with a business idea. Would you seriously consider its merits? Now consider someone whose sexual frustration hurts his ability to tell the difference between confident women in business attire from a seductress in party clothes.
Lest you think this is extreme, women report his behavior constantly. Compare even just a dorky tech guy wearing a silly tie, to a cute lady wearing a hot pink scarf that falls on her breasts. Note: for women, breasts are not optional attire.
Ok, great! That means you agree with the previous person who stated they didn't think that was well documented.
I'll leave my statement as-is, but I'm sorry to disappoint and to have spoken so reactively and groundlessly.