Technology tamfitronics Sexual harassment and discrimination remain rife in Australia’s technology start-ups and women are leaving as a result, according to a new report that paints a bleak picture of the financial and human toll on some of the nation’s fastest-growing businesses.Grapevine is a women-led collective that began in 2023 in a bid to expose and address inequality in Australia’s technology sector, and one year on the group says little has improved.Paloma Newton (left) and Misha Garg from Grapevine, an initiative to stamp our harassment in the tech sector.Credit: Steven SiewertAmid a mounting number of allegations of inappropriate behaviour at software firm WiseTech Global and coding program Grok Academy, Grapevine has released a new report into the financial impact of toxic workplace behaviours, drawing on stories from hundreds of employees across the sector.It found...