Women in Tech

Tarah Wheeler, a startup chief executive, pairs practical career advice with personal stories from women working in technology. Contributors include Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat, Angie Chang of Women 2.0, cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari, Python educator Katie Cunningham and systems administrator Miah Johnson, who describe obstacles they overcame. The guidance covers salary negotiation, resume format, technical interviews, contracting versus salaried work, mentorship and starting a company, with the aim of countering unconscious bias against women in the industry. Puzzles and codes by Mike Selinker, Gabby Weidling and cryptographer Ryan Clarke run through the pages. Published in 2016 after a Kickstarter campaign with 772 backers, it was later the subject of a University of California, Berkeley class.