The introduction to Jo Franchetti’s Men in tech talk recounts insults and harassment during her technology career and criticizes approaches that merely ask women to develop more confidence, negotiation skills, and resilience. She describes a personal experience in which a colleague avoided discipline because of his technical ability, and asks male audience members to recognize surrounding behavior, discuss it with colleagues, and respond. The evidence reviewed is the event’s official description, not a record of watching the entire talk or an industry-wide prevalence survey. It should be understood as personal testimony and a call for organizational cultural change.