“Digitall”: Gender Parity and Inclusion in Science and Technology: Meritocracy or Mirror-ocracy?
The DC Chapter of the Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women invites you to gather together for International Women's Day 2024! Join us in person for our potluck dinner and book discussion.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5:30 – 8:00 pm
7710 Woodmont Avenue, Club Room, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Bring your choice of a favorite food to share. Soft drinks and tableware provided; BYOB.
RSVP: By March 8, 2024 on Signup Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAA2FAAF9C07-47057141-rsvp
(Bethesda Red Line Metro; Montgomery County Bus #34 or J-2; street and garage parking nearby)
Before the event, please read:
Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the First Computer
by Kathy Kleiman
Grand Central, 2022. ISBN: 978-1538718285 (hardcover); 978-1538718278 (e-book).
Kleiman, a Harvard alumna, Professor, and Senior Fellow at American University’s Washington College of Law, chronicles the untold World War II-era story of the six indefatigable women who, against the odds, learned to program the world’s first modern computer before they were even allowed to use it. Kleiman met and recorded extensive interviews with four of the ENIAC Programmers. As the tech world continues to struggle with gender imbalance and its far-reaching consequences, the celebrated story of the ENIAC Programmers groundbreaking work is more necessary than ever before.
and/or
Brotopia: Breaking up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley
by Emily Chang
Portfolio/Penguin, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-73521-3543-1 (hardcover); 9780735213548 (e-book)
Chang, a Harvard alumna and Bloomberg Television journalist, reveals in this exposé how Silicon Valley’s ‘bro’ culture endures despite its utopian ideals. For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasy land of unicorns and virtual reality. Vastly outnumbered, women face toxic workplaces rife with discrimination and sexual harassment, where investors take meetings in hot tubs and network at sex parties. Chang delves into how women are speaking out and fighting back.
Additional reading on the topic:
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Kariko
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike
Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim our Humanity by Rana el Kaliouby
Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work and World by Ginni Rometty
Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao
Questions? Contact Sarah at sarahjanerodman@gmail.com