Yeah, someone is an asshole to you at a conference.. Never attend another conference and leave completely the field you're in.
A teacher has been an asshole to me once, I dropped out of school. Do you realize how childish this is?
A manager has been an asshole to me, not only did I leave the company, but I changed the field I work in. Just because of that manager.
Point 2:
Most VCs are men. Most company founders are men. VC's don't get businesses targeted towards women.. So why aren't there women VC's who would get businesses targeted towards women?
If Point 1 criticized Bro Culture in the Hackdom, I don't think there's a bro culture in VC's, and I certainly think there are women with money. Why don't they fund companies, and companies ran by women?
Paul Graham wrote something about founders with thick accents. Some people might find it racist, but it's just the way it is. We can either cry about it, and whine about how the industry should be more caring and catering to people with thick accents, or they can learn to speak English!
(PS: I'm not a native English speaker, so don't tell me I'm a xenophobic douchebag or a racist. Doesn't keep me from being fluent in 5 languages I use on a daily basis, though).
3. Safety..
Alcohol + late night + gender imbalanced room = sounds like clubs in ghettos I don't go to.. Though I won't go to the club and ask the owner to change his club: I just won't go there, and choose a better club.
In other words: If you don't like a place, just don't go.
And Pardees, you are not the only one getting hit on by men. I'm a man, and I do get hit on by men. Some even propose to pay me. I do get hit on by women, too. And some proposed to pay me, too. I'm not shocked by either. When there's someone insisting, I just avoid them. I don't view them as predators(regardless of gender), I view them as people trying to get laid, which is okay by me.
Point 3:
Yes, and double yes ! That's the attitude. Women need to "woman up!".
The practice of demanding equality and yet, demanding a double standard can't continue.
I'm sure there are women who are well off, why don't more of those start a VC company?
Do I need to bring back the History of Silicon Valley and how it all started? I come from Electronics Engineering, so people on the Software side might have a more recent referencial for started than Fairchild and all: They didn't like it, they left, asked for funding, started their own.
Get inspired, people, get inspired ! Don't whine. Fight and make shit happen !