Tech leaders celebrate masculine culture

A tech executive recently praised aggressive, masculine energy in corporate culture, timing his comments to coincide with Trump's return to office and Meta's elimination of DEI programs.

“Masculine energy is good. Having a culture that celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits.”

Women report widespread harassment

More than a third of 634 women surveyed experienced gender-based harassment or bias, including being talked down to, sexually harassed by supervisors, and accused of sleeping with colleagues for promotions.

“Colleagues talk down to me like I'm an idiot. I've had 30 years of experience in my field.”

Sexism thrives in everyday interactions

Women described male colleagues ranking their body parts on Slack, executives forcing them to sit on their laps, and bosses demanding they walk in front of them to improve the view.

“One of the executives would dress as Santa at the holiday party and make the young women sit on his lap.”

Career advancement blocked by gender

Women reported being passed over for promotions, paid less than male peers, and denied opportunities because men supposedly handle pressure better. Ideas from women get ignored until a man repeats them.

“My favorite coworkers are men, but some of them will always default to assuming a woman's opinion is automatically less valuable.”

Diversity progress has stalled

After Tracy Chou's 2013 push for transparency, companies began publishing diversity data and numbers improved. But Trump's anti-DEI agenda reversed this, with Google, Facebook, and Microsoft stopping public disclosure.

Women in tech remain underrepresented

Nvidia's June 2026 diversity report shows women hold only 17.4 percent of technical roles, with similar percentages for managers and leaders. Only two of five executives are women.

AI boom intensifies workplace alienation

Women report spending time cleaning up AI-generated work while men get praised for sloppy AI output. Women and men alike cite concerns about environmental damage, job loss, and wealth inequality from AI.

“I spend so much of my time cleaning up AI slop and AI mess.”

Workers feel trapped and disillusioned

Employees who once believed they were solving humanity's problems now feel disillusioned by their leaders and the industry. A poor job market keeps workers trapped and reluctant to speak up about problems.