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“Okay, girls…” offended them ? I am not sure why, after all the startup scene is full of these feel good things like high 5s and free lunches. Would “Okay, ladies…” be offensive, or maybe “Okay, Maams…”.

This is business, get over “Okay, girls…” as there will be a lot more to be offended and agitated about. I have seen men make other men cry in board meetings, and it wasn't as polite as this. If you are offended by the person you have hired then you set boundaries and fire them if they cannot be met. Basically they allowed that person to be in control.

And control was what it was about, they allowed people to control them and then invented a fake persona which they could use. Heck this is something I've done in many meetings ... "Hey John, my CEO is not going to be happy" ... it's not about sexism it is about control.

> “I think because we’re young women, a lot of people looked at what we were doing like, ‘What a cute hobby!’ or ‘That’s a cute idea.'”

How about this happens to just about everyone, male and female.