[rajacombinator]

Ahhh Stanford undergrads. Whenever I'm thinking this life is too brutal I can always count on them to remind me there are people out there whose entire lives have been shrouded in naiveté and privilege.

I wonder how much the media is to blame for this young woman's mindset? Did she ever consider that her boss might not be asking her opinion because she was an intern? Or just jump to I'm not getting 100% attention on a silver platter, must be sexism? It's not clear from the article.

[avsbst]

Attempting to use sarcasm as an ad hominem attack on the author doesn't add to this conversation at all. Attending Stanford doesn't change the fact that she went through a certain set of negative experiences she feels compelled to write about. Given Stanford's proximity and close interconnection to the tech scene in the United States, and it's general reputation as a forward thinking university, it should concern us deeply as members of the tech community that sexist attitudes are still being perpetuated in places we generally assume to be safe spaces.

As for your three questions:

1) How is this relevant? This is a conversation about sexism in tech not an attempt to discredit the author's opinion by claiming she's been brainwashed by the media

2) Probably, although nobody here can really give an answer except her so you should ask her in the article comments

3) Sounds like she has some legitimate complaints so no I don't think this has anything to do with your implication that she is somehow fishing for attention.

[_random_]

"I’ve had middle­-aged coworkers ... GChat me pickup lines"

She is also kind of age-biased. Age doesn't matter, all kind of gender/legal-age/race relations are accepted by modern society.

[rsfinn]

Let's posit "middle-aged" means "in their 40s". She's a junior in college, so let's say 20 or so.

So you're suggesting that objecting to getting pickup lines from people literally old enough to be her father is "age-biased", and not, you know, "creepy"? Hmm.