I'm tired of THIS shit. I'm tired of unprofessional activities like this being ok, because FOR THE MENZ. Because we have "a very special culture". Because the

I'm tired of THIS shit. I'm tired of unprofessional activities like this being ok, because FOR THE MENZ. Because we have "a very special culture". Because the 'intent' was pure (because intent is MAGIC). I'm tired of having to fight to have my technical skills recognised on an equal footing as men. I'm tired of my baseline pay offerings before negotiation being less, even after accounting for the difference in perceived skill level. [1] I'm tired of women being perceived as dominating discussions when they are only providing a third of the input [2] I'm tired of the issue of women being less able to speak is swept under the carpet by the very group of people that repeatedly (like right here) re-enforce this, and then go and blame the victim! [3] Which, if you haven't noticed, is exactly what is happening here. Inappropriate entertainment for a professional space is laid on. Women present and directly affected by this sort of thing [4] complain publicly - and rightly so. If you are supposed to be representing the women within an organisation that has done this, your damage control actions are pretty much limited to quit and disavow all involvement. There is no other safe way to recover from the destruction of trust just caused. This is the same throughout business, unless you are so well entrenched that trust is a moot issue, or you really are the only person who could possibly see it right again. I'm not going to go into all the other reasons why this entertainment was completely messed up, and I shouldn't even have to. This stuff belongs on hacker news, because we don't live in a world of just finances and code. Because hackers should question their own assumptions and prejudices. Because a company that pisses off 50% of clients and employees needlessly is stupid [5], and understanding how people interact is utterly fascinating and extremely useful. [1] http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/2012/09/23/study-shows-gender-bias-in-science-is-real-heres-why-it-matters/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/201... [2] http://people.ucalgary.ca/~qinli/publication/ajet_cmc_harass_review.pdf http://people.ucalgary.ca/~qinli/publication/ajet_cmc_harass... [3] http://jezebel.com/5944642/women-speak-75-less-when-theyre-surrounded-by-dudes-and-thats-bad http://jezebel.com/5944642/women-speak-75-less-when-theyre-s... [4] http://blog.katylevinson.com/booth-babes-street-clothes-and-gdc-thanks-but-you-sort-of-made-it-worse/ http://blog.katylevinson.com/booth-babes-street-clothes-and-... [5] Actually, the figure is much, much higher than that. Most men I know care about this, or at least care about their families.