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by imaginenore 3401 days ago
None of what she described is sexism. Even the tank top thing, maybe barely. Her manager made a good point - maybe her career isn't progressing as fast, because she dresses very casually, and people don't take her as seriously. I don't think I've ever seen a girl in tech wear a tank top (not that I would mind, just pointing it out).
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Yeah - males have to wear a coat and tie in order to be taken seriously in tech companies - why should it be different with women?

Oh wait...

Are you saying it's not true for the males? In most big corporations you're required to ear a shirt and formal pants. Some require ties.
I don't know if it's true at Uber, but uber is not a typical big corporations and it's often not true at startups.

My point is that it can certainly be sexism depending on the company in question.