> lack of women in the industry <--- means an increasingly out of whack male:female ratio in the city which has many problematic pile-on effects.

What's funny is that the skewed gender ratio in the south bay is probably what propelled a lot of male techies into the city in the first place.

As a young guy living in the Bay Area, I'm beginning to think I'll have to move to the east coast at some point just to find a wife.