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Uber and Fox scandals show dangers of letting macho cultures run wild

All these anecdotes are expressions of hyper masculinity emanating from top and shaping the culture

Travis Kalanick, Uber, CEO
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Travis Kalanick

Bert Spector | The Conversation

Most of us have probably seen the video of Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick scolding one of his own drivers, cursing and lamenting that “some people don’t like to take responsibility for their own shit.”

Fox News, meanwhile, continues to reel from a cascade of sexual harassment allegations and charges that its corporate culture demeans women, leading to the ouster of founder Roger Ailes and star Bill O’Reilly following an exodus of advertisers.

What do these anecdotes have in common? These are more than just manifestations of men behaving