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Getting started in tech is a daunting proposition—so clearly, having models and lingerie on hand when networking is a long overdue idea that could make everyone more comfortable and help ease the entire process. Right? Right?

That somehow appears to be the thinking driving the organizers of Startup Mingle, a July 8 networking event at San Francisco’s W Hotel. The event’s full name, “Startup Mingle Party & ‘Summer Seduction’ Lingerie Fashion Show,” suggests that those same organizers may or may not be completely oblivious to the ongoing issues surrounding sexism and harassment rocking the broader tech industry. Read more…

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