It's incredibly brave of her to take on the darling of venture capital, because what she highlighted wasn't the extremes of silicon valley culture, but the ordinariness of its status quo. And how it's deeply anti-human (and anti-woman) in so many ways. Truly, kudos to her.
It was held at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (started by Red Burns), whose student body is 50/50 m/f, half international students and grades are pass/fail. There's a really fun, collaborative, non-competitive culture in the program.
On the reusable front, Diva Cups are the greatest thing to happen to menstruation. Been using one for ten years, which means I haven't had to buy or throw anything away every month. Saves a lot on waste and money.
http://divacup.com/