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Agreed.

Until I see evidence that "bro companies" are more successful than normal ones, I have no qualms about shunning them.

You would be happy with a definition of success that allows for the sidelining of an entire gender?

I think his point was that if we shun them, and they wither and die, then their shunning of a gender ceases to be an issue.

BTW, I'm a she, and yes, that was my point.

My point is that we don't need to crouch this argument in conditionals. I have no qualms shunning ugly behaviors no matter how "successful" they are.