The grim conversation certainly highlights the issue of sexism that has been prevalent in the tech industry for years.

Just last week, a Google employee was fired for writing an eye-wateringly sexist report on women in tech, in which he attributed the low numbers of women in the field to their “gregarious” and “agreeable” natures, which meant they had “a harder time negotiating salary, asking for raises, speaking up and leading”.

And a recent report from the Kapor Center for Social Impact and Harris Poll revealed that one in 10 women working in tech receives unwanted sexual attention in their jobs.

Speaking to Mashable, Jones said the problem will persist until we have more women in top positions in the industry.

"In my opinion, this vibe won’t really change until we have a female founder or CEO of a platform on the same scale as a Airbnb or Twitter," she said. “But it should not have to be that way for women to be heard.”

And unfortunately, Morjaria himself has completely the missed the point about why the messages he sent to Jones were inappropriate, as well as being a clear marker of the sexism in the industry.

"In the end I didn't say much else because I found out that it wasn't appropriate to ask her even though she said she was open," he said, gallantly. "I understand how the digital and text word can be misunderstood but if this was said in person it wouldn't have been a big deal."

"If you heard me talking in person you'd know I'm a nice person and I'm a very open conversationalist,” he added.

Sorry, but we’re not convinced.

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