Startup workers see sexual harassment on 'breathtaking' scale in Silicon Valley

Sexual misconduct, discrimination and retaliation are rampant and often ignored in tech startups that reject HR practices, women and people of color say

Haana was so repulsed by what happened to her, she covered up her mirror so she wouldn't have to look at herself. The Silicon Valley tech worker said that after drinks with startup colleagues last year, a male executive at her company put his hand up her shirt and groped her while they walked down the street.

"I felt disgusted for months after that," said Haana, who requested that the Guardian not include her full name or identify the small tech startup where she used to do marketing. "It affects me on a level that I wish it didn't."