Geek Girl Rising
by Heather Cabot, Samantha Parent Walravens · first published 2017
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This book "isn't about the famous tech trailblazers you already know, like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer. Instead, veteran journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens introduce readers to the ... female entrepreneurs and technologists fighting at the grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution that's changing the way we live, work and connect to each other"--Amazon.com. "Meet the women who aren't asking for permission from Silicon Valley to chase their dreams. They are going for it--building cutting-edge tech start-ups, investing in each other's ventures, crushing mal
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on “Best Tech Books of 2017” ↗…where it "ought to be" despite large amounts of investments to "improve the situation". "While the diversity statistics often show a grim image of women’s experience in technology and entrepreneurship, Geek Girl Rising paints a brighter picture of the women who are rallying to start companies, investing in each other, and pulling up those coming behind them." -- Review of "Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking…
on “Best Tech Books of 2017” ↗