The Culture of Women in Tech: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

‘The contemporary, liberal aesthetic of the digital technology sector is categorically undermined by this insightful text, which draws on women’s voices to evidence the toxic conditions of their working lives and how gender inequalities remain shaped and reinforced by space and place.’ ‘The lack of women in working in the tech sector is a well-documented problem. Even more worrying to me is the lack of women considering a career in technology. I welcome Mariann’s contribution to understanding the issues around a lack of diversity in tech especially looking across a number of leading cities around the world to provide a ‘meta’ look across multiple clusters.’ ‘Having set up the UK’s first online Women in Tech network BCSWomen over 20 years ago in response to my negative experiences at tech conferences I’ve been active in this area for a generation. This book adds so much to our understanding of what is really going on in tech culture around gender and diversity and as such is completely invaluable. A seminal, pioneering work that makes a fundamental contribution, read it now.” Including a series of commentaries derived from research undertaken by the author with women working in tech clusters located within 'tech cities' in the UK, USA and East Asia regions, this book exposes the serious 'problem' of women's position in the tech industry and helps to find solutions and ways forward.

• | Author: Mariann Hardey
• | Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• | Publication Date: Nov 11, 2019
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781789734263
• | ISBN-10: 1789734266