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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Women once dominated computer programming until a 1960s report changed the industry for good.
Chapter 3: Post-1960s, female programmers were gradually replaced by men across industry.
Chapter 4: Bro culture poses as progressive yet marginalizes and objectifies women in practice.
Chapter 5: In the tech industry, women are undervalued and balancing work and family is extremely difficult today.
Chapter 6: It’s hard to change the status quo, since people most often hire candidates like themselves anyway.
Chapter 7: Gender diversity benefits companies.
Description
Brotopia (2018) explores the male-dominated culture permeating the technology industry and looks at why and how women are excluded from it. Looking especially at Silicon Valley and the companies based there, the book argues that the tech world is anything but progressive.
Who Should Listen
- Those who work or want to work in the tech industry
- Female employees who believe they are unfairly mistreated in the workplace
- Tech company CEOs and managers