I specifically said it does not apply to any group. It applies to individuals. Individuals in this country to a very large extent choose whether they will be winners or losers. Are there bad bosses, toxic work environments, sexist men? Of course there are.

Do women need permission, encouragement, and money from men in order to succeed? Nope. Suggesting otherwise is patronizing and taints the success of those who do succeed.

Women have started companies in the US for 200+ years. The idea that somehow they can't start tech companies, and run them as they see fit, is ludicrous.