Unlike almost every other sector of technology, the bulk of these companies are led by women.Įmployers are feeling the pressure to show an increasingly outspoken workforce they take these issues seriously. Though much of the executive leadership at these companies still looks the same, the movement did birth employee activism and, according to an Insider analysis, a wave of startups trying to tackle online and workplace harassment and toxicity. Her story triggered a wave of revelations and walkouts, as women working everywhere from Google to gaming giant Activision to venture capital detailed horror stories of harassment, bias, and assault. In 2017, Silicon Valley and the tech sector experienced their #MeToo moment, after ex-Uber employee Susan Fowler alleged gender bias at the ride-hailing firm in an explosive blog post.
Silicon Valley's 2017 #MeToo movement birthed a new wave of anti-harassment startups.Female entrepreneurs have drawn on their own experiences of harassment and bias to build companies.
