![]() ![]() And because I was in marketing, this point on 's website particularly resonated with me: We’ve watched mediocre men whiz by us on a glass escalator, including in the part of tech companies which include a disproportionate number of women - roles that get dismissed as "pink collar" such as marketing, HR, and QA." We’re ceasing to give any more fucks about your incompetently-run “Uber for cats” app or whatever the fuck your company does.Īs a former Silicon Valley tech employee, I can attest to this problem of men at networking events who, let's say, may be looking to get to know more than just the Hadoop ecosystem. We’re incorporating and fundraising for our own companies, and angel investing in other women who are building amazing things. We’re sharing our long memories of all the creeps who’ve hit on us and the cowards who’ve failed to promote us. ![]() ![]() Well, the author of the website and Twitter account, along with the women she says have quit their jobs in response to her call to action, aren't having it: We’re following in the footsteps of brave women who’ve flipped tables out of our way, clearing the path we’re now walking down. So why are we the ones trying to fix it? Why, once again, are women held responsible for practices that they are merely victims of? It's an ethos similar to that of arguments against telling women to avoid alcohol or monitor their facial expressions to prevent sexual assault: "It’s not us, it’s you," the manifesto on reads. Sick and tired of the expectation that women adapt to work environments that aren't adapting to them, the anonymous author of the website is advocating that women "flip the table" instead and quit jobs that aren't giving them the time of day. Cases like Ellen Pao's gender discrimination lawsuit make it clear not only that sexism is alive and kicking in Silicon Valley, but also that "leaning in" is getting us nowhere. ![]()
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