Just in case you weren't aware, "hysterical" is a word that has a heavy sexist history: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/female-hysteria_n_4298060.html

Just in case you weren't aware, "hysterical" is a word that has a heavy sexist history: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/female-hysteria_n_4298060.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/female-hysteria_n_4... You do have influence on the subtle sexism that creeps into your language, like they word "hysteric" just did. Now you know! Not using it again is a specific thing you can do to make the world a better place. I suspect that the author of the manifesto felt negatively about her experiences as well. Perhaps you should take those negative feelings and go do something productive, like donate money to a women-in-tech charity, or help a female friend who's unhappy in her career find a new job at a healthier company.