Alpha girls : the women upstarts who took on Silicon Valley's male culture and made the deals of a lifetime
Guthrie, Julian2019
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For all its trailblazing, world-shaping innovation, Silicon Valley has long been a mysterious, male-dominated world and, at its worst, a toxic environment in which to be a woman. Recent exposés have revealed sexist 'bro-cultures' at top tech companies, ranging from sexual harassment lawsuits in which women are routinely excluded from all-male ski trips to the partner at a leading VC firm who, when asked by a reporter whether there were talented females candidates on the job market, replied 'we're not prepared to lower our standards'. How is it possible that a community with such forward-looking technology, could take such a backward approach to gender relations? This book dives into this world, going behind the scenes at Facebook, Microsoft, McAfee, Google, Tesla and more to reveal the history of Silicon Valley from the point of view of the women who have witnessed and participated in its rise to global domination of the business landscape.
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Author:
Guthrie, Julian, author
Imprint:
London : Piatkus, 2019.
Collation:
289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780349420257 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Computer industry -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Microelectronics industry -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Women in technology -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Sex discrimination against women -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Industry
BRN:
1183439
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