I'm sure the media is sensationalizing this particular party, but the key isn't to have parties where women aren't "forbidden", it's where they feel welcome and

I'm sure the media is sensationalizing this particular party, but the key isn't to have parties where women aren't "forbidden", it's where they feel welcome and comfortable. That is the whole problem with the existing culture of tech - we want to see more women engineers, but there are all these subtle things going on in the industry that make them not want to be a part of the scene. With my data set of sample size of 1 (my wife who is an engineer at a big tech company), it's all those small things that make her want to quit and do something else. There is just this bro culture, where she always feels left out. Simplifying it down to what's wrong with beer pong, beer pong is fun is really missing the big picture.