Silicon Valley May Get Rocked With New Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination

As sexual harassment revelations continue to rock Hollywood and Washington, many female entrepreneurs in the tech world say similar allegations against men in Silicon Valleyare coming down the pike.

That’s according to a recent New Yorker article by Sheelah Kolhatkar, which also revealed there could be more claims against men who’ve been identified as alleged harassers. “What they’ve been publicly named for is the tip of the iceberg,” an unnamed female entrepreneur told Kolhatkar in July.

The new allegations would add to a growing number of reports that women are regularly harassed or discriminated against in Silicon Valley. In 2015, a survey of 200 senior-level women in Silicon Valley found that 66 percent of participants reported they were excluded from important meetings because of their gender, and 60 percent reported unwanted sexual advantages in the workplace. Read More …

As sexual harassment revelations continue to rock Hollywood and Washington, many female entrepreneurs in the tech world say similar allegations against men in Silicon Valleyare coming down the pike. That’s according to a recent New Yorker article by Sheelah Kolhatkar, which also revealed there could be more claims against men who’ve been identified as alleged harassers. “What they’ve been publicly named for is the tip of the iceberg,” an unnamed female entrepreneur told Kolhatkar in July. The new allegations would add to a growing number of reports that women are regularly harassed or discriminated against in Silicon Valley. In 2015, a survey of 200 senior-level women in Silicon Valley found that 66 percent of participants reported they were excluded from important meetings because of their gender, and 60 percent reported unwanted sexual advantages in the workplace.  The new allegations would add to a growing number of reports that women are regularly harassed or discriminated against in Silicon Valley. In 2015, a survey of 200 senior-level women in Silicon Valley found that 66 percent of participants reported they were excluded from important meetings because of their gender, and 60 percent reported unwanted sexual advantages in the workplace.