“What these companies need is a tech-savvy workforce with a deep empathetic understanding of people's behaviors, interactions, and preferences. For new technologies like these to reach their potential, they simply must be created by teams with a diverse set of perspectives.” FeminismDiversityRepresentationStemWomenintechBrotopiaSiliconvalley Author:Emily Chang
“In Silicon Valley, if you're not a white man, your identity is a ball and chain, from which you cannot escape.” FeminismRepresentationStemTechWomenintechBrotopiaSiliconvalley Author:Emily Chang
“The unfortunate truth is that right now men's voices dominate and we see the results. Popular products from the tech boom - including violent and sexist video games that a generation of children has become addicted to - are designed with little to no input from women. Apple's first version of its highly touted health application could track your blood-alcohol level but not menstruation. Everything from plus-sized smart phones to artificial hearts have been build at a size better suited to male anatomy. As of late 2016, if you told one of the virtual assistants like Siri, S Voice, and Google Now, 'I'm having a heart attack,' you'd immediately get valuable information about what to do next. If you were to say, 'I'm being raped,' or 'I'm being abused by my husband,' the attractive (usually) female voice would say, 'I don't understand what this is.” InspirationalTechnologyFeminismRepresentationStemWomenintechBrotopia Author:Emily Chang
“There may be cracks in the Silicon Ceiling, but it is far from shattered.” InspirationalTechnologyFeminismRepresentationStemWomenintechBrotopia Author:Emily Chang