I never treated a woman in a professional environment differently than I treat men. Which I always thought be the right way of doing it.

But after having two women come to me and say that "I don't treat them like proper women" and making a former boss (also female) burst into tears during a technical discussion, I wonder if the sexism isn't something that I really SHOULD consider a right approach, in some cases. Like, appearently, the writer of this article...

Or, possibly, you should treat the men around you more nicely?

Not that you're necessarily treating them badly - but if you've got a manner that causes women to burst into tears you're probably causing some of the men to grit their teeth.

nope, I don't need to treat the men around like chinese porcelain vases, thank you! ;-)

Yes, because men generally treat each other with the outmost care and respect in internet forums, including HN, right?

She's not asking to be treated with the utmost care and respect.

The article states, actually, exactly the opposite.