>>I really don't think misogyny or harassment is connected to nerdy-ness or introversion/extroversion, in either direction.
When was the last time you witnessed an introverted/nerdy person proposition a coworker, or even a female friend, for sex? Or even a date?
Introverts by definition aren't socially aggressive. They also tend to not hang out with socially aggressive people, from whom they could learn such attitudes.
That's not the definition of introvert at all, you're using it as a proxy to mean shy or even socially awkward.
Introverts have sex and date too. Using your logic (which I don't necessarily agree with) I could argue that they are more likely to feel frustrated with a lack of options, and to abuse any power they do have.
Anecdotally, most of the harassment I have seen (in academia at least) has come from introverts -- things like staring at a colleague's chest, awkward comments that bring up a colleagues femininity / looks / relationship status / childbearing status, and drunken propositions at conferences. It's not as malicious as the examples from Uber as most of the time the man can claim to be unaware that his actions were making the woman uncomfortable, but it persists nevertheless.
>That's not the definition of introvert at all, you're using it as a proxy to mean shy or even socially awkward. Introverts have sex and date too.
Huh? Don't be ridiculous: shy and socially awkward people have sex and date too. Just not as much as people who aren't socially awkward or shy, because they obviously have a more difficult time establishing a relationship. But it's not like they never do (well maybe some of them never do...).
You have a good point about some bad behavior coming from introverts (staring at chests, drunken propositions), but it's my allegation that this is very different from the harassment like we're seeing at places like Uber, where there's a rampant culture of harassment, and it's right out in the open. The introvert harassment you talk about is more individual and less obvious, not something egged on and cheered by the group. And as you point out, the introvert actions are defended by claiming ignorance ("I didn't know it'd make her uncomfortable"), whereas the Uber actions are at another level entirely (managers openly groping female employees--check out today's big news about Kay and Jared jewelers for stuff that makes even Uber look like saints).
When was the last time you witnessed an introverted/nerdy person proposition a coworker, or even a female friend, for sex? Or even a date?
Introverts by definition aren't socially aggressive. They also tend to not hang out with socially aggressive people, from whom they could learn such attitudes.