99% of code is written by people who won&#x27;t file a lawsuit, most companies don&#x27;t want to deal with the 1% chance of getting sued. In any case, Atwood&#x27;s argument isn&#x27;t that the code of conduct will change behavior.<p>He pretty explicitly says women are like children, and you should just emotionally manipulate them rather than solving their problems:<p><i>Even if you do believe these things [that a code of conduct doesn&#x27;t improve safety], why would you say them out loud?</i><p><i>...runs counter to everything I know about empathy...a feeling of safety is, in fact, what many people are looking for.</i><p><i>The quickest way to turn a child&#x27;s frustration into a screaming, explosive tantrum is to try to fix their problem for them. This is such a hard thing for engineers to wrap their heads around, particularly male engineers, because we are all about fixing the problems.</i><p>It&#x27;s pretty amazing to see someone with mainstream mood affiliation so openly admitting this.