The Future of Tech Is Female : : How to Achieve Gender Diversity / / Douglas M. Branson.
An accessible and timely guide to increasing female presence and leadership in tech companies Tech giants like Apple and Google are among the fastest growing companies in the world, leading innovations in design and development. The industry continues to see rapid growth, employing millions of peopl...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- PART I. THE CONUNDRUM
- 1 Industries That Do Not Hire or Promote
- 2 The Paradox
- 3 Qualifications and Reservations
- 4 Poor Performances by Female CEOs
- PART II. A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- 5 Once upon a Time
- 6 Basic Education
- 7 The Distant Past and Near Future
- PART III. SOLUTIONS ADVANCED
- 8 Women to Try Harder
- 9 Mandatory Quota Laws
- 10 Certificate and Pledge Programs
- 11 Comply or Explain Regimes
- 12 Mentoring and Sponsorship
- 13 Mandatory Disclosure
- 14 Proposals for STEM Education
- 15 The Industry’s Answer
- PART IV. SOLUTIONS THAT MAY WORK
- 16 Leavening STEM Education
- 17 Paying Close Attention to the Pool Problem
- 18 Enlarging the Pool
- 19 Measuring What You Intend to Manage and Ways to Manage It
- 20 Adopting a Version of the Rooney Rule
- 21 Theoretical Feminist Views
- PART V. NEEDED FIXES— NOW
- 22 Reforming the Gaming Industry
- 23 Final Observations
- Appendix A. Publicly Held Information Technology Companies
- Appendix B. Women Senior Executives in Publicly Held Information Technology Companies
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author