To Change Silicon Valley Harassment, Change the Law
Closing a legal loophole will improve the tech industry’s office culture—and help gig-economy workers and other independent contractors, too.
To see this venture-capital firm’s sexual harassment policy, my only option was to show up in person. This firm is one of the biggest names in startup investing. Last year, I emailed one of the firm’s partners to ask for a digital copy of its harassment and discrimination policy, and learned it was available only if I traveled to Menlo Park. The next week, I took a $57 Uber from San Francisco to Sand Hill Road, a row of office parks housing scores of venture-capital, or VC, firms. This unassuming strip is the seat of power in Silicon Valley; it’s where every entrepreneur dreams of raising money for her company. Entering the building through glass doors,
