Crushing the IT Gender Bias Thriving as a Woman in Technology /

• Main Author: Pot'Vin-Gorman, Kellyn (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Database management.; Culture.; Gender.; Business.; Management science.; Database Management.; Culture and Gender.; Business and Management, general.

Conscious and unconscious bias, societal pressures, and discomfort with women's ambition are issues that women are confronted with in any male-dominated setting, and tech is no exception. Statistically, women are a disproportionately small percentage of the technology industry. How did we get h...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Numbers Behind the Stories
• 2.The Complexities Behind the Challenges for Women in Technology
• 3. Turning Good Intentions into Positive Changes
• 4. Knowing Your Path Is Owning Your Path
• 5. How to Find Mentors and Secure Sponsorship
• 6. Moving at the Speed of Light
• 7. Stories from the Trenches
• 8. Closure and New Beginning.