> After cooling off, I realized that I was angry because I had just found remnants of the prejudice I thought was gone from startup circles. Why would you thin

> After cooling off, I realized that I was angry because I had just found remnants of the prejudice I thought was gone from startup circles. Why would you think this? You don't have to be particularly socially enlightened or progressive to create a startup. I'd imagine that "startup circles" sample from the general population of smart people, and as such would have their fair share of any proclivity you can imagine. Sounds like you bumped into a run-of-the-mill chauvinist. As much as we may like to believe, "smart" does not imply any particular worldview -- I've met academics at research conferences who would take off their wedding rings before talking to a female colleague of mine, and other distinguished faculty members who would consistently talk down to female colleagues. Hell, read James Watson's (of double-helix DNA fame) book The Double Helix for some prime sexism, if aggravation is your thing. The rest of the article was quite interesting though...