Geek Girls : Inequality and Opportunity in Silicon Valley /

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"Can girls code? Is "computer geek" synonymous with "white male"? Why do men greatly outnumber women at places like Google? Is the best way to deal with gender discrimination to 'lean in?' Much has been written about the tech industry's difficulties in address...

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Autor principal: Twine, France Winddance, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women in technology.
Women in computer science.
Women computer industry employees.
High technology industries.
Discrimination in employment.
Computer industry > Employees.
Discrimination in employment > California > San Francisco Bay Area.
Women in technology > California > San Francisco Bay Area.
Women in computer science > California > San Francisco Bay Area.
High technology industries > California > San Francisco Bay Area > Employees.
Computer industry > California > San Francisco Bay Area > Employees.
Women computer industry employees > California > San Francisco Bay Area.
California > San Francisco Bay Area.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Silicon Valley Caste System
  • Ideologies, Mythologies, and Realities
  • Black Geek Girls: Silicon Valley's 1 Percent
  • First-Generation Geek Girls
  • Second-Generation Geek Girls
  • Transnational Geek Girls: Mobile, Middle Class, and Upper Class
  • All-Women Coding Boot Camps : an Alternative Route to Engineering Careers
  • Conclusion. The Tech Sisterhood and a New Movement for Equality
  • Appendx A: Timeline of Notable Women in Computer Science and Engineering and Struggles Against Discrimination
  • Appendix B: Timeline of Significant Moments in Technology Innovation and in Silicon Valley.

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