The past few weeks have seen big names in America’s tech industry fall from grace in spectacular fashion over alleged sexist behavior and acts of sexual harassment towards women. It’s about time.
Last month, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted from his position following months of strife within the organization after a former female engineer’s blog post highlighted concerns about sexism among the company’s management executives in February.
Uber also launched an investigation into the claims and fired more than 20 employees as a result.That week also saw the resignation of Justin Caldbeck, co-founder of VC firm Binary Capital, after he was accused by six women of making inappropriate advances towards them in business dealings. Subsequently, co-founder Jonathan Teo, who described Caldbeck’s actions as ‘predatory’ and ‘deplorable’, also resigned; investors have since pulled money out of the firm.
Over the weekend, The New York Times wrote about how more than two dozen women came forward to share similar experiences in the…
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