Growing chorus denounces sexist Silicon Valley culture

FILE PHOTO: Travis Kalanick, chief executive officer at Uber Technologies Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, July 5, 2012. Kalanick has resigned from his job leading Uber Technologies Inc., giving up on his effort to hold onto power as a torrent of self-inflicted scandals enveloped him and the global ride-hailing leviathan he co-founded. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

SAN FRANCISCO: A growing chorus of voices denouncing sexist culture is echoing through male-dominated Silicon Valley, knocking a number of Internet industry executives from their perches. 

Accusations concerning the lack of women in tech jobs and unfair, or downright crude, treatment endured by some in the industry have simmered for years, occasionally reaching a boil.