A survey of 634 women in technology documents widespread gender-based harassment, discrimination, and inequality across companies of all sizes. Over a third reported experiencing harassment or bias—ranging from dismissive colleagues and sexual harassment from supervisors to unequal pay and denial of promotions. The findings contradict claims of progress and reveal deeply entrenched problems that affect women's day-to-day experiences regardless of employer scale.

Beyond direct harassment, women in tech face a structural invisibility problem that compounds their professional marginalisation. Whilst male executives like Elon Musk are immediately recognised as industry leaders, women leaders are repeatedly overshadowed at prominent events and struggle for equivalent visibility and influence. This recognition gap reinforces other forms of discrimination—including having their contributions credited to male colleagues and receiving lower compensation—indicating that gender inequality operates across multiple reinforcing levels throughout Silicon Valley and the broader tech sector.