You're right. If there exists such a problem that women have to be vigilant in protecting themselves at industry conferences, that is indeed a big problem. Her

You're right. If there exists such a problem that women have to be vigilant in protecting themselves at industry conferences, that is indeed a big problem. Her post said, "It’s not the first time something like this has happened to me, at all. It’s not the first time it’s happened to me at a tech conference." Clearly, for women, tech conferences are far too closely resembling the dark alleys that I'm being metaphorically shot in, and that deserves some serious attention by those putting on the conferences. If the conferences are that bad where this is becoming a pattern, then it is also important that participants pay sufficient care to their personal safety, while also doing everything possible to bring the issue to light. And bringing the issue to light is something she is doing with this blog post, for certain.