Young men are not nearly as often labeled as over promotional or “self serving” as young women are in assertive business behavior.

When watching a man stream, viewers typically talk about the game and try to engage with the streamer; game jargon (words like ‘points,’ ‘winner’ and ‘star’) and user nicknames are among the most important terms,” he writes. “But when watching a woman stream, the tone changes: Game jargon drops, and objectification language increases (words like ‘cute,’ ‘fat’ and ‘boobs’).

We need mentors and our peers to create and expand our networks. Together, we can create an army of women in tech who are unstoppable and generous in accepting and helping new group members. The best part? When one of us succeeds, we all do.

Bro culture refers to the gentrification of the tech industry. Where the computing sciences (especially programming) were once mainly reserved for the largely academic, the sheer profitability has attracted a less serious crowd of men into the workforce. With these new workers, sexism in the workplace has shifted from outright exclusion of women, to the devaluation of them.

Now, the frat boys you thought you left in college have packed up their flip flops and shitty beer and moved into the desks next to you. The men that used to flood into finance, sales, and business are now “crushing it in Ruby” and playing beer pong between deployments. This is not only shifting the dynamic and culture of the tech industries but they are beginning to shape it as well. This is largely responsible for incredibly sexist and misogynistic events like “Hack- ers and Hookers” or presentations like “Maven is my girlfriend,” not to mention the prevalence of recruiting events held at places like whiskey and cigar bars.