I&#x27;d draw exactly the opposite conclusion. What matters isn&#x27;t individual niceness but organization imperatives.<p>One thing to consider is that &quot;Tech&quot; encompasses a number of organization types. Organizations vary in both how large and bureaucratic they are as well as how ruthlessly competitive they are. Working at Intel years ago, I saw an organization committed to equality in the work place but with a brutal demand that everyone produce.<p>The worst offenders for sexism seem to be small organizations with a brutally competitive environments but not having bureaucratic restraints on bad behavior - Zillow, etc[1].<p>Honestly, the answer seems to be that you need more regulation and especially regulation that will hit small bad actor companies hard. The rules hardly have to be &quot;special&quot;, just a basic demand for proper behavior and an understanding there will be serious consequences for violation.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fortune.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;05&#x2F;zillow-discrimination-lawsuit&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fortune.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;05&#x2F;zillow-discrimination-lawsuit&#x2F;</a>